Tommy got off at the Texaco
  Came bustin' in to Norma's Cafe
  Said come on man we gotta go
  You know how those party girls hate to wait
  Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer
  Yeah he was always stealin' the old man's car
  Radio never came in too clear
  So I'd hang out one on my piece of junk guitar
    [Chorus]
  Yeah we ruled from the blacktop
  To the levee where the party never stopped
  Yeah there was power in the night
  The spirit was alive
  When we would sing
  Shan na na na na na na na
  When we were kings
  When we were kings
    Sittin' around the fire one night Tommy called my name
  I turned around, he said what do ya think
  Had his arm around the prettiest girl I'd ever seen
  He kissed her hand and took another drink
  I say you must be an angel puttin' up with this guy
  She laughed and said play me some Rolling Stones
  I couldn't let that chance go by
  Yeah I sang her "You Can't Always Get What you Want"
    [Repeat Chorus]
    That was the fall of '65
  I guess Uncle Same was hedging his bet
  Tommy's number cam up he said "Hey, I'll be Fine"
  "I'll teach 'em a lesson they'll never forget"
  Angel and I went to wave goodbye
  I guess we'd always thought we'd see him again
  You know I took her out a couple of times
  We always just wound up talkin' 'bout him
    [Repeat Chorus]
  Shan na na na na na na na
  When we were kings
  Shan na na na na na na na
  Shan na na na na na na na