In this case the song is the story but highly unlikely to be a salutatory lesson - otherwise country music would lose one of its greatest resources.
Lyrics
I Rocked That Roll Away
( c 2008 Bob Beckley & Dai Crowther)
V1
Pocket full of money, I went out on the town
I was everybody's friend 'cause I bought every round
We all had a great time dancin' dirty, talkin' trash
Till that bar became a ghost town when I ran out of cash
(Chorus):
Sure looks like I rocked that roll away
Heaven knows I've still got hell to pay
It slipped right through my fingers and now all I can say
It sure looks like I rocked
It sure looks like I rocked that roll away
V2
Zig-zagged home to sweetie, but the front porch light was out
Front door wasn't even locked, no lights on in the house
Found her goodbye letter where she said I was a liar
Said no more rollin' in the hay with a man whose life's on fire
(Chorus):
Sure looks like I rocked that roll away
Heaven knows I've still got hell to pay
It slipped right through my fingers and now all I can say
It sure looks like I rocked
It sure looks like I rocked that roll away
(Bridge):
I was the life of the party and the light of her life
I was on top of the world until tonight
(Chorus):
Sure looks like I rocked that roll away
Heaven knows I've still got hell to pay
It slipped right through my fingers and now all I can say
It sure looks like I rocked
It sure looks like I rocked
It sure looks like I rocked that roll away
