Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg - Leader Of The Band lyrics

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A lonely child alone and wild
A cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
And his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone
And solitary way and he gave to me
A gift I know I never can repay

A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
But his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through dicipline
A thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band

My brothers' lives were different
For they heard another call
One went to Chicago
And the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado
When I'm not in some hotel
Living out this live I've chose
And come to know so well

I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
And the time when you got tough
And, papa, I don't think
I said "I love you" near enough

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I'm just a living leagacy
To the leader of the band
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Author: Dan Fogelberg

Composer: Dan Fogelberg

Publisher: CBS Inc.

Details:

Released in: 1991

Language: English

Covered by: Regine Velasquez (2008)

Appearing on: The Innocent Age (1981) , Greatest Hits (1982) , The Very Best Of Dan Fogelberg (2001)

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Dan schreef dit lied als een eerbetoon aan zijn vader, Lawrence Fogelberg, ook muzikant en een Leider van een Band. Zijn vader leefde nog toen Dan dit lied schreef in 1981.