My my, hey hey.
Rock ‘n' roll is here to stay.
It's better to burn out than to fade away,
My my, hey hey.

Out of the blue
And in to the black.
They give you this
But you pay for that.

And once you're gone
You can never come back.
When you're out of the blue
And in to the black.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten.
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten.
It's better to burn out than it is to rust.
The king is gone but he's not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my,
Rock ‘n' roll can never die.
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye,
Hey hey, my my.

It's better to burn out than to fade away,
Rock ‘n' roll is here to stay.
We're here to stay.