Dan Fogelberg - The Leader Of The Band lyrics

LEADER OF THE BAND
Dan Fogelberg

An only child alone & wild
A cabinet maker´s son
His hands were meant for different work
And his heart was known to none
He left his home & went his lone & 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 discipline
A thund´ring velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me yeahrs to understand

The leader of the band
Is tired & his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs thru´ my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I am just a living legacy
To the leader of the band

My brother´s lives were different
For they heard another call
One went to Chicago & the other to St. Paul
And I am in Colorado
When I am not in some hotel
Living out this life I have 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 times when you got tough
And papa I do not think I said
"I love you" near enough

The leader of the band
Is tired & 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 am just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I´m the living legacy
To the leader of the band

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