People tell us that we play too loud But they don't know what our music's about We never listen to the record company man They try to change us and ruin our band That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll When we're jammin' in our old garage The girls come over and it sure gets hot We don't wanna be watered down Takin' orders from record company clowns That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll Whoa, oh, oh, oh Prisoners of rock and roll Whoa, oh, oh, oh Prisoners of rock and roll [Alternate lyrics from the 1986-11-21 Cow Palace show and most other 1986 shows] People tell us that we play too loud But they don't know what our music's about We never listen to the record company man They try to change us and ruin our band That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll When we’re jamming in our neighborhood The girls are moving and they sure look good There’s really nothing like the very first time After that it’s like standing in line That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll People tell us we could be big stars We like it better the way we are We don’t want to get watered down Takin’ orders from record company clowns That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll Whoa, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll