Makin' some noise

When I was a young boy

I was workin' for the state

I wasn't makin' much money

I was stayin' out late

I'd go down at nighttime and

Play music in the bars

Take my breaks out

Underneath the stars

I was makin' some noise

I was a working boy

Up at the top of my voice sayin'

"Look at me mama, I'm makin' some noise"

I had to rock the boat

I had to shake the tree

To see what'd fall down on me

I thought, "Maybe I can make it

If I never give in

I been down before

I ain't goin' down again."

I'm makin' some noise

I've been a worried boy

Up at the top of my voice sayin'

"Look at me mama, I'm making some noise"

From across the canyon

A guitar plays

Through an amplifier on long delay

It was an old melody

I recognized the song

I had an amplifier too, so I played along

I'm makin' some noise

I'm still a working boy

At the top of my voice sayin'

"Look at me mama, I'm makin' some noise."

I'm makin' some noise

I been a long gone boy

At the top of my voice sayin'

"Look at me mama, I'm makin' some noise."