The're giving million dollar deals 
Teaching children how to steal 
The next big thing is small and low
Prom the rooftops I can't see 
Whats coming over me 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago
I grew up on the charts 
You cant stop what you don't start 
Blood and money run on the streets of old Soho 
And queen jealousy she reigns 
From Manchester down to Spain 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago
Making love was once a dream 
that would never happen or so it seemed 
Now Cupid's gone old and lost his bow 
And women half my age 
The're lying naked on the page 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago
Dreams of weath and fame 
you can predict it just like rain 
I never did find my own chateau 
But thats all right I guess 
I count my blessings I forget the rest 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago
The meaning of rock 'n roll 
That's all been lost or so 
I'm told Better not tell Fats Domino 
Its a huge industry now 
Just another corporate cash cow 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago
One man's ceiling is another man's floor 
Whatever you got you're genoa want some more 
When I was out of money I had plenty of time 
Now I'm paying for every damn minute that I'm on the 
line
The telephone rings every time I try to sing 
Think I better move to Idaho 
And we measure our lives
In our Levis waist size 
Thirty was a long time ago 
Thirty was a long time ago