Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: September 7, 2010

Featuring: Jon Brion Tim McGraw

Songwriter: Sonny Throckmorton

Producer: Jim Keltner Steve Bing

Today he traded his big '98 Oldsmobile
He got a heck of a deal on a new Porsche car
He ain't wearing his usual gray business suit
He's got jeans and high boots with an embroidered star

And today he's forty years old, going on twenty
Don't look for the gray in his hair 'cause he ain't got any
He's got a young thing beside him that just melts in his hand
He's middle aged crazy, trying to prove he still can

He's gotta a woman he's loved for a long, long time at home
Ah, but the thrill is all gone when they cut down the lights
They'vе got a business that they spent a whilе coming by
Been a long uphill climb but now the profits are high

But today he's forty years old, going on twenty
And he hears of sordid affairs and he ain't had any
And the young thing beside him, you know she understands
That he's middle aged crazy, trying to prove he still can

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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