Leader of the Band-Al Lewis

[ti:Leader of the Band] [ar:Al Lewis] [al:The Covers EP Vol.1 - EP] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Leader of the Band - Al Lewis [00:20.65]An only child alone and wild [00:23.64]A cabinet maker's son [00:26.17] [00:27.62]His hands were meant for different work [00:30.48]And his heart was known to none [00:34.18] [00:34.74]He left his home and went his lone [00:37.98]And solitary way [00:40.77] [00:41.35]And he gave to me [00:42.97]A gift I know I never can repay [00:48.37] [00:54.89]A quiet man of music [00:57.20] [00:57.78]Denied a simpler fate [01:00.46] [01:01.84]He tried to be a soldier once [01:04.63]But his music wouldn't wait [01:08.91]He earned his love through discipline [01:12.12]A thundering velvet hand [01:14.91] [01:15.47]And his gentle means of sculpting souls [01:19.05]Took me years to understand [01:22.45] [01:25.33]The leader of the band is tired [01:28.41]And his eyes are growing old [01:31.23] [01:31.86]And his blood runs through my instrument [01:35.50]And his song is in my soul [01:39.94]My life has been a poor attempt [01:43.56]To imitate the man [01:45.64] [01:46.50]I'm just a living legacy [01:50.06]To the leader of the band [01:53.64] [02:00.04]My brothers' lives were different [02:02.75]For they heard another call [02:05.68] [02:07.27]One went to Chicago [02:09.55]And the other to St Paul [02:13.51] [02:14.32]And I'm in Colorado [02:17.19]When I'm not in some hotel [02:20.23] [02:21.28]Living out this life I've chose [02:24.46]And come to know so well [02:28.37] [02:50.11]I thank you for the music [02:52.80]And your stories of the road [02:55.73] [02:57.05]I thank you for the freedom [02:59.50]When it came my time to go [03:03.26] [03:04.25]I thank you for your kindness [03:07.19]And the times when you got tough [03:11.12]And papa I don't think [03:13.31]I said I love you near enough [03:18.55] [03:20.93]The leader of the band is tired [03:24.03]And his eyes are growing old [03:26.75] [03:27.47]And his blood runs through my instrument [03:31.03]And his song is in my soul [03:35.47]My life has been a poor attempt [03:39.16]To imitate the man [03:42.11]I'm just a living legacy [03:45.74]To the leader of the band [03:49.34]I am the living legacy [03:53.25]To the leader of the band