Animals: I used to be an Animal

I want to tell you a storyOnce upon a timeThere were five young guysHanging in and out of Newcastle,Playing Rhythm and BluesThey had nothing to loseThey didn't need that tin-pan hassleOver the Reeperbahn where the beat was bornShocking the heart of the nationSign of the timesA new search in lifeStart of a new rock generationFrom day one to kingdom comeI'd do it all againI used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (whoa, oh)But I'm all right nowAll right now, babyTwenty years ago we were children of warBut we danced to the Bo Diddley beatThere were rockers and mods,We didn't take it too hardWe had blue suede shoes on our feetA revolution in France and James Brown's danceA new world coming our wayWe'd talk that talk in the streets of New YorkAnd never looked back to this dayFrom day one to the risin' sunI'll do it all againI used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (whoa, oh)But I'm all right nowAll right, all right, all rightYeah, yeah, all right, whoa babyWe were flippin' and trippin'And rockin' and rollin'And generally havin' a ballFor the price of a drinkThere was no time to think about the morality of it allThere was freaks and queens and love-ins and has-beensWhisky-a-gogos and all night flamingosA psychedelic explosion in slow motion,Dr Strangelove's bombFrom day one to the risin' sunI'll do it all again (whoa, oh, oh)I used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (he used to be an animal)I used to be an animal (whoa, oh)But I'm all right nowAll right, all right,Yeah, yeah,All right, all right,I'm all right now