"Please keep your hands down And stop raising your voice It's hardly what I'd be doing if you gave me a choice It's a simple suggestion an you give me some time So just say yes or no Why can't you shoulder the blame? 'Cause both my shoulders are heavy From the weight of us both You're a big boy now so let's not talk about growth You've not heard a single word I have said Oh my god"

"Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear"

"Is it too late to remind you how we were But not our last days of silent, screaming, blur Most of what I remember makes me sure I should have stopped you from walking out the door"

"Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down; Anyplace but those I know by heart. Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down; I'll follow you down, but not that far."

"Whispers at the bus stop. I heard about nights out in the school yard. I found out about you. Rumors follow everywhere you go. Like when you left and I was last to know. You're famous now and there's no doubt, In all the places you hang out, They know your name and know what you're about."

"Tell me do you think it'd be all right If I could just crash here tonight? You can see I'm in no shape for driving And anyway I've got no place to go. And you know it might not be that bad, You were the best I'd ever had. If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might not be alone."

"'Cause all I really want is to be with you, Feeling like I matter too. If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might be here with you."

"I've lost my mind on what I'd find, And all of the pressure that I left behind On Allison Road. Fools in the rain if the sun gets through, Fire's in the heaven of the eyes I knew On Allison Road."

"And every day's much better Since I've slowed my drinking pace. There's no swimming in the bottle It's just someplace we all drown."

"The last horizons I could see Are now resigned to memories. I never thought I'd still be here today."

"So I guess I must have just been dreaming When I thought I heard myself say no. Anyway it looks like no one heard me, so here I go. 'Cause when you're in the company of strangers, Or just the strangers you call friends, You know before you start just how it's going to end."

"My nerves are frayed and I've had enough. I'm a lot afraid that it'll hurt too much. I can't seem to stop at all, I'm plain wore through, waiting for your call. I've been waiting around here all night long, Holding on to these memories until they come undone."

"Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand? So what the hell now, we've already been forever damned."

"It gets hard; The memory's faded. Who gets what they say? It's likely they're just jealous and jaded. Well maybe I don't want to take advice from fools. I'll just figure everything is cool Until I hear it from you."

"I wonder what you're dreaming While we're halfway 'cross this bridge. We've come too far to turn back, We're just too close to quit."

"Sometimes late at night when I'm all alone, I watch the airplane lights, make my way back home. I wonder if you're flying somewhere up in the clouds, While the rest of us are stuck here down inside the crowd."

"You're such a mystery; It's never clear to me. You're always leaving me second guessing. All I wanna know is Baby where you go. Where you been when you come up missing? Miss Disarray."

"And thinking of her name, is driving me insane."

"How can I try to explain? Your story never seems to stay the same."

"Loving you would be so easy, Loving you would be so great."

"What chance do I have now, I can't even grin."

"I ran in slow motion, away from him, but he caught up with me, kicked my teeth in."

"Another tired afternoon, another dusty motel room."

"… one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time."

"The drinks flow; People forget. That big wheel spins, the hair thins; People forget; Forget they're hiding. The news slows; People forget. The shares crash, hopes are dashed; People forget; Forget they're hiding.Behind an eminence front. Eminence front - it's a put on."

"I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes. I sometimes think I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets. I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes. I got your body right now on my mind and I drunk myself b-lind to the sound of old T-Rex. To the sound of old T-Rex - And Who's Next.When I say I love you you say you better; You better you better you bet. When I say I need you you say you better; You better you better you bet. You better bet your life. Or love will cut you like a knife."

"I woke up in a Soho doorway, A policeman knew my name. He said "You can go sleep at home tonight If you can get up and walk away."I staggered back to the underground And the breeze blew back my hair. I remember throwin' punches around And preachin' from my chair.Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)"

"Mama's got a squeeze box She wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home He never gets no rest.'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right. Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night."

"The group's evolution has also been a function of Townshend's personal growth: "Look, rock and roll is above all an expression of the frustrations of youth. Well, this is 1969, I'm an adult, I don't have the same frustrations anymore. My concerns now are mainly spiritual." Nevertheless, the Who remain the Who, and at the core of their music, however spiritualized, is rock-and-roll. They look all white, but their dad was black. They are no longer kids, but they have not forgotten."

"The one thing that disgusts me about The Who is the way they smashed through every door in the uncharted hallway of rock 'n' roll without leaving much more than some debris for the rest of us to lay claim to."

"More than any other band, The Who are our role models."

"The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever."

"… among the most popular and influential bands of the 1960s and '70s…"

"Long live rock, I need it every night. Long live rock, come on and join the line. Long live rock, be it dead or alive."

"They call me The Seeker; I've been searching low and high. I won't get to get what I'm after, Till the day I die."

"Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus) To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus) I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus) Your house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus)"