Leader Of The Band-Studio Musicians

[ti:Leader of the Band] [ar:Studio Musicians] [al:Soft Hits of the 70's] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Leader Of The Band - Studio Musicians (工作室音乐家) [00:22.81]An only child alone and will [00:25.80]A cab maker's son [00:28.68] [00:29.54]His hands were meant for different work [00:32.75]And his heart was known to none [00:36.37] [00:37.11]He left his home and went his lone [00:40.12]And solitary way [00:42.75] [00:43.61]And he gave me a gift tied on [00:47.02]I never can repay [00:50.77] [00:57.15]A quiet man of music denied a simpler fate [01:03.07] [01:03.74]He tried to be a soldier once [01:07.06]But his music couldn't wait [01:10.70] [01:11.35]He earned his love through discipline [01:14.41]A thundering velvet hand [01:17.30] [01:18.14]His gentle means of sculpting souls [01:21.53]Took me years to understand [01:24.96] [01:26.03]The leader of the band is tired [01:28.85]And his eyes are growing old [01:31.65] [01:32.22]But his blood runs through my instrument [01:35.77]And his song is in my soul [01:40.18]My life has been a poor attempt [01:43.39]To imitate the man [01:45.88] [01:46.82]I'm just a living legacy [01:50.17]To the leader of the band [01:53.64] [02:00.39]My brothers' lives were different [02:02.41] [02:02.98]For they heard another call [02:06.16] [02:07.26]One went to Chicago and the other to St Paul [02:13.64] [02:14.70]And I'm in Colorado [02:16.74] [02:17.49]When I'm not in some hotel [02:20.88] [02:21.71]Living out this life I've chose [02:24.78]And com to know so well [02:27.89] [02:50.99]I thank you for the music [02:53.53]And your stories of them all [02:56.71] [02:57.47]I thank you for the freedom [03:00.66]When it came my time to go [03:03.67] [03:05.27]I thank you for the kindness [03:07.88]And the times when you got tough [03:11.15] [03:12.03]And papa I don't think I said [03:15.48]I love you near enough [03:18.68] [03:19.86]The leader of the band is tired [03:22.70]And his eyes are growing old [03:26.10]But his blood runs through my instrument [03:29.61]And his song is in my soul [03:33.23] [03:34.06]My life has been a poor attempt [03:37.22]To imitate the man [03:40.39]I'm just a living legacy [03:44.03]To the leader of the band [03:47.27] [03:47.89]I'm a living legacy [03:51.34]To the leader of the band