I'd sign - a contract with the devil I've tried - for so very long I'd die - to become immortal that's why I sing this song Am I a wannabe? - have I no dignity? I'd give up all my life.. to be In the book of heavy metal! Yeah! (Metal) In the book of heavy metal! In life - I have no religion besides the heavy metal gods wear nothing but black skin tight leather My skin is clad with metal studs Am I a wannabe? - have I no dignity? I give up all my life to be In the book of heavy metal! Yeah! (Metal) In the book of heavy metal! Yeah! (Metal) Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. *GUITAR SOLO* Read all about it, in the book of heavy metal Read all about it, in the manual Read all about it, in the book of heavy metal Read all about it, yes! read it! Don't need no flashy house, no kids or ugly MAN the only thing I want, is what my parents don't need no widescreen TV, No, in all honesty the only thing I want to be (to be or not to be) In the book of heavy metal! - I'd sign - a contract with the devil In the book of heavy metal! - I'd like - to become a star In the book of heavy metal! - I'd die - to become immortal In the book of heavy metal! - That's why I play the guitar In the book of heavy metal! - In Life! Yeah! In the book of heavy metal! - To Death! Yeah! In the book of heavy metal! Yeah! In the book of heavy metal! Yeah!