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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dio
Dio
Vocals
Jimmy Bain
Jimmy Bain
Bass
Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice
Drums
Vivian Campbell
Vivian Campbell
Guitar
Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vivian Campbell
Vivian Campbell
Composer
Ronnie J Dio
Ronnie J Dio
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dio
Dio
Producer
Gary McGachan
Gary McGachan
Assistant Engineer
Angelo Arcuri
Angelo Arcuri
Engineer
Greg Fulginiti
Greg Fulginiti
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It was startin' to rain
On the night that they first decided
It was blinding with snow
On the night that they ran away
[Verse 2]
They were found in the dark
But they never returned
Just like somebody slammed a door
Bang, yeah
[Verse 3]
She was meant to be wild, he was nearly a child
But they only could feel each other
They were paper and fire, angel and liar
The devil of one another
[Verse 4]
Then they were thrown to the ground
With a terrible sound
Just like somebody broke a heart
[Verse 5]
Rock 'n' roll children
Alone again
Rock 'n' roll children
Without a friend
But they got rock 'n' roll!
[Verse 6]
Yeah
[Verse 7]
It was startin' to rain
On the night that they first cried forever
Oh, it was blinding with snow
On the night that they screamed goodbye
[Verse 8]
They were lost in the dark
And they never returned
Just like somebody slammed the door
[Verse 9]
On rock 'n' roll children
Alone again
Rock 'n' roll children
Without a friend
[Verse 10]
Poor rock 'n' roll children
Caught up in the spinnin' wheel
Poor rock 'n' roll children
Alone again
[Verse 11]
It was startin' to rain
On the night that they ran
It was blinding with snow
On the night we let them go
[Verse 12]
Poor rock 'n' roll children
Oh, children
Rock 'n' roll children
Children of the night
Poor rock 'n' roll children
Poor children, lost, poor souls
Rock 'n' roll children
Oh
Poor rock 'n' roll children
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll children
Written by: Ronnie J Dio
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