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Subject: the leader of the band
Written By: jackie on 06/12/02 at 08:58 a.m.
need one or two lines from the song The Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg...HELP!
A lonely child
alone a while,
a cabinet makers son.
His hands were meant for different work
and his heart was known to none.
the next 2 lines is what i am having trouble with!! please help as fast as possible!!! thank to all involved!
Subject: Re: the leader of the band
Written By: Bobo on 06/12/02 at 11:20 a.m.
Quoted from http://www.songmeanings.net/showsong.php?id=73912&mb=
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 discipline
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 the living legacy
to the leader of the band.
My brother's 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 life I've chosen
And grown 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 dont think I've 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 the living legacy
to the leader of the band.
I am the living legacy
to the leader of the band...
Subject: Re: the leader of the band
Written By: jackie on 06/12/02 at 12:34 a.m.
Thank you so much!! This has been bugging me for months!! I plan to sing this song to my dad this Sunday for Father's day, and I was worried I wouldn't get it right! He is 70 years old, and I think it is perfect!!! Thanks again, tremendously!!
Subject: Re: the leader of the band
Written By: Bobo on 06/12/02 at 12:39 a.m.
No problem. Wish him happy birthday, from me, okay? I'm sure everyone else will offer their congratulatory mentions too.
Subject: Re: the leader of the band
Written By: Junior on 06/12/02 at 02:59 p.m.
Happy B-Day to your dad! ;D ::)