Lyrics

(This One's For) Joey
Written and Performed by Jorge M. Rodriguez Jr.
Copyrighted by Jorge M. Rodriguez Jr.

And This One's For Joey and all those guys, who gave their lives back in '85
Joey was a kid, who was the leader of a gang
He never ran or regretted what he did
He was the kind of guy, who would take a stand
Never liked it, but he had to be a man
He said, "This is how the world is, people taken what they can"
"So when your chance comes, you go play with the band"
I said, "What about you, when you get your chance?"
He said, "I'll be runnin' and takin' what I can"

Chorus

This one's for Joey, he wasn't so bad
He did what he had to
He did what he could
And this one's for Joey for biding his time
He did what he had to, He was a friend of mine

Guitar Solo

Then One Night he said, "Man, I'm scared"
"A vision of an angel said, 'you'll be dead'"
"Ah, the lucky ones, who live their lives,
but tonight in the alleyway, they'll be taken mine"
He said, "This world is made up of people, who live to die"
"If I never see you again, I'd like to say good bye"

Chorus
And this one's for Joey, He wasn't so bad
He would have lived his life, if he'd had a chance

Guitar Solo

Out on a backstreet, on a rainy night
Joey lay weary, holdin' on with all his might
He said, "Man, you should of seen me, I was pretty bad"
"But my time has come, I gave it all I had"
"I'll remember you in some other land,"
"Please remember me and what I mean"
"If you ever get that chance to find that band,"
"Please tell my story, what I did, write a song of me"

Chorus

And this one's for Joey and all he said
The legend is gone, the man is dead

And this one's for Joey and all he said
The legend is gone, the man is dead

And this one's for Joey and all he said
The legend is gone, the man is dead