Before the parade passes by
I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life 
before the parade passes by 
I'm going to get some life back into my life

I'm ready to move out in front
I've had enough of just passing by life
with the rest of them
with the best of them
I can hold my head up high 

I've got a goal again
I've got a drive again 
I've got to feel my heart coming alive again
Before the parade passes by!

Look at the crowd up ahead 
Listen and hear that brass harmony growing
Look at the crowd up ahead 
Pardon me if my old spirit is showing
All of those lights over there
Seems to be telling me where I'm going

When the whistles blow 
And the cymbols crash 
And the sparklers light the sky
I'm going to raise the roof 
I'm going to carry on 
Give me an old trombone
Give me an old baton
Before the parade passes by
(Interlude)

Before the parade passes by 
Listen and hear that brass harmony growing
Before the parade passes by
I'm going to get some life back into my life
I'm ready to move out in front 
I've had enough of just passing by life

When the whistles blow
And the symbols crash 
And the sparklers light the sky
I'm going to raise the roof
I'm going to carry on
Give me an old trombone 
Give me an old baton
Before the parade passes by.....!!!