Lyrics
The song has the band chronicle being on tour, in particular the hardships of doing so, including being mugged, assaulted, performing poorly, drinking, unwanted affairs with women, and being cheated by a greedy agent. The band, however, accepts these hardships as natural on the path to stardom, telling the listener in the refrain that "It's a long way to the top/If you wanna rock 'n' roll".
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