Leader of the Band-The Hit Co.

[ti:Leader of the Band] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:Soft Rock of the 1960s and 70s] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Leader of the Band - The Hit Co. (热歌公司) [00:21.08]An only child alone and wild [00:24.05]A cabinet maker's son [00:26.46] [00:27.77]His hands were meant for different work [00:30.98]And his heart was known to none [00:35.16]He left his home and went his lone [00:38.36]And solitary way [00:41.65]And he gave to me [00:43.22]A gift I know I never can repay [00:49.12] [00:55.22]A quiet man of music [00:57.47] [00:58.00]Denied a simpler fate [01:00.97] [01:01.83]He tried to be a soldier once [01:05.13]But his music wouldn't wait [01:08.16] [01:09.35]He earned his love through discipline [01:12.45]A thundering, velvet hand [01:15.89]His gentle means of sculpting souls [01:19.38]Took me years to understand [01:22.82] [01:23.81]The leader of the band is tired [01:26.33]And his eyes are growing old [01:29.41] [01:30.13]But his blood runs through my instrument [01:33.32]And his song is in my soul [01:37.90]My life has been a poor attempt [01:40.97]To imitate the man [01:44.25]I'm just a living legacy [01:47.78]To the leader of the band [01:51.10] [01:57.93]My brothers' lives were different [02:00.54]For they heard another call [02:03.91] [02:04.88]One went to Chicago [02:07.77]And the other to St. Paul [02:11.14] [02:12.21]And I'm in Colorado [02:14.70]When I'm not in some hotel [02:18.19] [02:19.05]Living out this life I've chose [02:22.08]And come to know so well [02:25.46] [02:47.90]I thank you for the music [02:50.35]And your stories of the road [02:54.47]I thank you for the freedom [02:57.44]When it came my time to go [03:01.16] [03:02.04]I thank you for the kindness [03:04.56]And the times when you got tough [03:07.81] [03:08.57]And, papa, I don't think [03:10.94]I said, "I love you" near enough [03:15.38] [03:16.20]The leader of the band is tired [03:19.08]And his eyes are growing old [03:21.95] [03:22.62]But his blood runs through my instrument [03:25.88]And his song is in my soul [03:30.19]My life has been a poor attempt [03:33.41]To imitate the man [03:36.49]I'm just a living legacy [03:39.96]To the leader of the band [03:42.98] [03:43.51]I am the living legacy [03:47.16]To the leader of the band