High School Halftime Friday Night
Standing On The Fifty Yard Line
Big Old Blue And Gold Tuba In My Hand

I Could See Katie Ann In The Popcorn Line
Couldn't See How To Make Her Mine
I Was Always In The Band

At Eighteen I Found A Cheap Guitar
Became Seeger And Willie In A Smokey Bar
And Bared My Soul Beneath A Rusty Old Mic Stand

I Get Her Name And Number On A Second Break
Watch Someone Dance My Chance Away
I Was Always In The Band

Sometimes This Dream Demands More Than I Can Give It
But Even Still I Don't Regret A Single Minute
Oh, To Hear You Laugh, To Feel Your Pain
To See A Thousand Waving Flames
It's Just A Part Of Me, That's Who I Am
I Was Always In The Band

Met Her Backstage Before A Show Las Vegas Rodeo
Three Months Later I Asked Her For Her Hand

We Tied The Knot On The Sixth Of June
Woulda Had A Honeymoon
But I Was Always In The Band

Left Dallas On The Way To Omaha
Round Tapeeka When I Got The Call
Baby's Coming, Honey, Get Here When You Can

Yeah, I Guess I Shoulda Turned That Bus Around
I'da Let 30,000 People Down I Was Always In The Band

Sometimes This Dream Demands More Than I Can Give It
But Even Still I Don't Regret A Single Minute
Oh, To Hear You Laugh, To Feel Your Pain
To See A Thousand Waving Flames
It's Just A Part Of Me
Thank God She Understands
I Was Always In The Band

I Was Always In The Band