[Intro]
When I hear the music
Lord, don't let it play
Ha-ha, somethin' like that

[Verse 1]
Did you ever get up on the wrong side of bed
With an achin' head and just fall apart?
You're running late, the boss is bitchin'
It's cold outside, and the car won't start
Well, I don't mean to bitch, I swear
'Cause we all got our cross to bear

[Chorus]
But when I hear the music
All my troubles just fade away
When I hear the music
Let it play, let it play
When I hear the music
Sure as darkness I can see the day
When I hear the music
Let it play (play)
Let it play

[Guitar Solo #1]
[Verse 2]
Life's just rented space getting laid to waste
When the lines on my face say I'm growing older
Just a stitch in time, gonna save my mind
When the weight of the world lies on my shoulders
Yeah, well, soon I won't have a place to fit
But, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it

[Chorus]
But when I hear the music
All my troubles just fade away
When I hear the music
Let it play, let it play
When I hear the music
Sure as darkness I can see the day
When I hear the music
Let it play (play)
Let it play
You got to let it play, yeah

[Guitar Solo #2]

[Spoken: Bret Michaels]
Ah, hey there, little Barbie doll
Mhm, I like that
[Pre-Chorus]
When I hear the music
The Lord gon' let it play, yeah
When I hear the music
The Lord gon' let it play
Let it play, let it play, let it play
Let it play, let it play

[Chorus]
When I hear the music
All my troubles just fade away
When I hear the music
Let it play, got to let it play
When I hear the music
Sure as darkness I can see the day
When I hear the music
Let it play, let it play

When I hear the music
All my troubles just fade away
When I hear the music
Let it play, got to let it play
When I hear the music
Sure as darkness I can see the day
When I hear the music
Let it play, got to let it play
[Outro]
When I hear the music
(I just got to, got to, got to get it now)
When I hear the music
Let it play, let it play
(Got to listen to the man, listen to the man)
When I hear the music
Let it play (play)
Let it play, yeah, huh!
Mmm-yeah