The Who’s performance at the Super Bowl got me to thinking about great, powerful rock ‘n’ roll lyric lines. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” has a line so fabulous that it gets a verse all to itself: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”  Some other great lines that pop into my head:

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I was born in a crossfire hurricane.
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I walked 47 miles of barbed wire.
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Whose barn? What barn? My barn!
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But if you go carryin’ pictures of Chairman Mao/You ain’t gonna make it with anyone, anyhow.
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Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack/I went out for a ride and I never went back.
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I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.
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Another industrial ugly morning.
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Sometimes I feel like I’ve been tied to the whippin’ post.
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A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one.
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Here we are now. Entertain us.
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You can check out any time you like/But you can never leave.
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You feelin’ all right? I’m not feelin’ too good myself.
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If you disrespect anybody that you run into/How in the world do you think anybody’s s’posed to respect you?
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People are strange when you’re a stranger.
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Ain’t too proud to beg, sweet darlin’
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And finally: Excuse me while I kiss the sky.