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 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