This Is Not Goodbye, Just Goodnight Lyrics - Kill Your Idols

At age 41, the king was dead 

it wasn't the beginning or the end 

shouting for his freedom 

he was silenced again 

maybe for the last time 

the government 

just couldn't stand 

to see their morals questioned 

another example of non freedom of speech 

"he needs to be silenced" 

in 1962 he plead guilty 

to the lies of the state 

after years of urging rebellion 

he moved out west 

a peaceful existance? 

I don't think so 

retreated, lost and beaten 

he sunk into depression 

losing battles to bottles 

no money for bills 

and no will to live 

new years 1965 is when he collapsed 

and the bottle toook his life 

at age 43 he died alone and broke 

with nothing but his family 

a physical existance can be erased 

but true legends never die 

and where were his friends 

when the end took him away? 

no where to be found he gave it 

a name and direction "rock and roll" 

end: I hope its true that when we die 

we can look back on what we have done 

Because I think Alan Freed would be glad to know 

that the rebellion still carries on 

whenever someone raises their middle finger 

and goes against the norm 

I hope he knows that he didn't die in vain 

its not goodbye, just goodnight