“Rock Soldiers” was written by Ace and Chip Taylor in August 1986.
Ace Frehley is describing the night he was in his near fatal wreck.
If you see him without makeup, you can see the scars on his cheeks.
It was the last time Frehley drank
It was back in the summer of '83
There's a reason I remember it well
I was slipping and sliding, drinkin' and drivin'
Bringin' me closer to Hell
And the Devil sat in the passenger's side
Of Delorean's automobile
He said: Hey Frehley, Frehley let's not be silly
There's a life out there to steal
Rock soldiers come
And rock soldiers go
And some hear the drum
And some never know
Rock soldiers! How do we know?
Ace is back and he told you so
With a trooper in the mirror
And Satan on my right
We went the wrong way down a one way road
Hitting everything in sight
I cried "I am invincible"
Said I was high above the law
But my only high was just a lie
And now I'm glad I saw
Rock soldiers come
And rock soldiers go
And some hear the drum
And some never know
Rock soldiers! How do we know?
Ace is back and he told you so
Calling rock soldiers
You! Rock soldiers
Calling rock soldiers
Hard rock soldiers
Friends say they'll stay with you
Right through that danger zone
But the closer you get to that fiery hole
You'll have to make it alone
When I think of how my life was spared
From that near fatal wreck
If the Devil wants to play his card game now
He's gonna play without an Ace in his deck!!
Rock soldiers come
And rock soldiers go
And some hear the drum
And some never know
Rock soldiers! How do we know?
Ace is back and he told you so
Rock Soldiers was written by Chip Taylor & Ace Frehley.
Rock Soldiers was produced by Ace Frehley & Eddie Kramer.
Ace Frehley released Rock Soldiers on Tue Jul 07 1987.
“That song is my message to the youth of America. That’s not the way to go. At the time I was going through a very stressful period of my life. That day, I cracked. I thank God that I didn’t hurt myself or anyone else”