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 BritNew 
York to L.
AThe world of metal changed forever
Back in the day
Well that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
Live to die, die to play
Every day and place
Leave a path of metal across
A world from stage to stage
Well, that was back in the day
And if you weren't there
It doesn't matter anyway
Because you wouldn't understand
In 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 course
Thrash, thrash, thrash, thrash
Back in the day
If you weren't there
It doesn't matter'
Cause you wouldn't understand
This is our way of life
A life that was born free
To follow orders how to live
Was never meant to be
Ah ah oh oh oh
Hints of thunder, seeds of lightning
The power hits the stage
The music was exciting
The mania raged
Ah ah oh oh oh
We all had a fever
Our ears started to ring
Feeding this wildfire
Consuming everything
Ah ah oh oh oh
Metal's king back then
And still is to this day
Others imitate or challenge
But it never goes away
Ah ah oh oh ohh