"I think I like The McGees' version of 'Rock Soldiers' far better than our original!"
- Tod Howarth of Ace Frehley's Solo Band
Rock Soldiers, a version of the Ace Frehley song by Alt-Country Rock Pop artists The McGees Main vocal - Cousin

It was back in the summer of '83
There's a reason I remember it well
I was slipping and sliding, drinkin' and drivin'
Bringin' me closer to hell
Well, the Devil sat in the passenger's side
Of Delorean's automobile
He said, Hey Frehley Frehley let's not be silly
There's a life out there to steal

Rock soldiers come and rock soldiers go
Some hear the drum and some never know
Hey Rock soldiers, how do we know?
Cause Ace is back and he told you so

With a trooper in the mirror and Satan on my right
I went the wrong way down a one way road
Hitting everything in sight
I cried I am invincible, thought I was high above the law
But my only high was just a lie and now I'm glad I saw
that...

Rock soldiers come and rock soldiers go
Some hear the drum and some never know
Hey Rock soldiers, how do we know?
Cause Ace is back and he told you so

Friends say they'll stick with you
Right through that danger zone
But the closer you get to that fiery hole
You'll have to make it alone
When I think of how my life was spared in that near fatal wreck
If the Devil wants to play his card game now
He's gonna play without an Ace in his deck, hell yeah
he's gonna play without an Ace in his deck

Now, rock soldiers come and rock soldiers go
Some hear the drum and some never know
Hey rock soldiers (hey rock soldiers)
Hard rock soldiers (hard rock soldiers)
You rock soldiers (McGee rock soldiers)
Hup 2, 3, 4
Rock 2, 3, 4


 

Original words and music by Ace Frehley and Chip Taylor
published by BACK ROAD MUSIC INC and COLGEMS-EMI MUSIC, INC.
New music by The McGees

© Captain Howdy Music (ASCAP)
Illustration by Patti Rothberg


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