Where were you when it happened?
Where could you be found?
Were you at the front of the stage
Or in the underground?From S.F out to Old Brit
New York to L.A
The world of metal changed forever
Back in the dayWell that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understandLive to die, die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal across
A world from stage to stageWell, that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understandIn denim and leather
We were a one for all all for one force
Knocked rock 'n' roll on it's ass
And put metal on the courseThrash, thrash, thrash, thrashBack in the day
If you weren't there
It doesn't matter
'Cause you wouldn't understandThis is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to beAh ah oh oh ohHints of thunder, seeds of lightning
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania ragedAh ah oh oh ohWe all had a fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everythingAh ah oh oh ohMetal's king back then
And still is to this day
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes awayAh ah oh oh ohh