Always In The Band

\rHigh School Halftime Friday Night
\rStanding On The Fifty Yard Line
\rBig Old Blue And Gold Tuba In My Hand

\rI Could See Katie Ann In The Popcorn Line
\rCouldn't See How To Make Her Mine
\rI Was Always In The Band

\rAt Eighteen I Found A Cheap Guitar
\rBecame Seeger And Willie In A Smokey Bar
\rAnd Bared My Soul Beneath A Rusty Old Mic Stand

\rI Get Her Name And Number On A Second Break
\rWatch Someone Dance My Chance Away
\rI Was Always In The Band

\rSometimes This Dream Demands More Than I Can Give It
\rBut Even Still I Don't Regret A Single Minute
\rOh, To Hear You Laugh, To Feel Your Pain
\rTo See A Thousand Waving Flames
\rIt's Just A Part Of Me, That's Who I Am
\rI Was Always In The Band

\rMet Her Backstage Before A Show Las Vegas Rodeo
\rThree Months Later I Asked Her For Her Hand

\rWe Tied The Knot On The Sixth Of June
\rWoulda Had A Honeymoon
\rBut I Was Always In The Band

\rLeft Dallas On The Way To Omaha
\rRound Tapeeka When I Got The Call
\rBaby's Coming, Honey, Get Here When You Can

\rYeah, I Guess I Shoulda Turned That Bus Around
\rI'da Let 30,000 People Down I Was Always In The Band

\rSometimes This Dream Demands More Than I Can Give It
\rBut Even Still I Don't Regret A Single Minute
\rOh, To Hear You Laugh, To Feel Your Pain
\rTo See A Thousand Waving Flames
\rIt's Just A Part Of Me
\rThank God She Understands
\rI Was Always In The Band

\rI Was Always In The Band