| Lyrics: |
Hear that music playing, listen to what it's saying
Throughout the years I've made a
lot of friends
Many became famous, most of them go nameless
But I dedicate this song to all
of them
I've sung with the best and I've had it all
I've gone from neighborhood saloons to
Carnegie Hall
I've been down and out and I've been in demand
But I wouldn't have made it
without them, here's to the band!
Those magical notes, those musical pearls
I've sung
with all the Counts, the Dukes, the Kings, and the Earls
And the experience, I have to say, was
grand
But I wouldn't have made it without them, here's to the band!
Strings soaring, horns boring
Drums pounding in my ear
To
start at the ground and reach for the top
To have such a wonderful career, I just gotta
stop
Stop and turn around to thank everyone that sits on the stand
`cause I wouldn't have
made it without them, here's to the band!
Here's to those ladies
and the gentlemen
Here's to the AF of M
I wouldn't have made it without them, here's to the
band!
Here's to the band!
NOTE: "AF of M" is a musician's union, the American
Federation of Musicians |
