It's just another summer You hear a different drummer You're looking for a way to check out from this grind You wrestle with temptation Your job is sheer frustration 'Cause there's a lifetime chance you've yet to find Still you wonder if you've got the clout To make it happen in this cold-hearted town And you're feelin' that you're trapped You wonder should you just stop tryin' Well, take a message from the man Who's not afraid to come on strong When there's magic in the music It's the singer not the song When it's comin' from the heart All the people sing along It's the man behind the music It's the singer not the song Inside you heart is achin' There's challenge for the taking So shoot it from the hip Believe in what you say You're calling this your best fight You're looking for the limelight Reachin' for a star to guide you on your way Still you wonder if you've got the clout To make it happen in this cold-hearted town And you're feelin' that you're trapped You wonder should you just stop tryin' Well, give the glory to the man Who's not afraid to come on strong When there's magic in the music It's the singer not the song When it's comin' from the heart All the people sing along It's the man behind the music It's the singer not the song Well, give the glory to the man Who's not afraid to come on strong When there's magic in the music It's the singer not the song When it's comin' from the heart All the people sing along It's the man behind the music It's the singer not the song

He'd sing his song most ev'ry night Wishing she was there behind the light The people danced and sang along On the cardboard stage he never sang it wrong And the piper played the tune And the drummer wore his spurs But the song that the singer sang was for her Now the singer's song is never heard And the visions he once saw are disappeared Now they never dance or sing along But on the cardboard stage he never sang it wrong And the piper played the tune And the drummer wore his spurs But the song that the singer sang was for her (Break) Ah...

I know they want my songs; want me to sing Even if my marriage is failing There isn't enough fresh air left this spring To fill the room I love to sit and be In the thin apron of theatre light I pretend to be relevant even kind For the eyes and faces lost there in the dark They applause makes me think I lit a spark For the singer; there's the stage Just like you it calls me; just like you it waits Morning comes and I'm all emptied out That wisdom lived last night now lost in doubt My words are tested on my closest few I'm sorry loves for sinning against you For the singer; there's the stage Just like you it calls me; just like you it waits It leaves me wondering about my life; who've been singing for this whole time I've lost and found myself on those old keys A hundred times, oh Lord, been on my knees For the singer; there's the stage Just like you it calls me; just like you it waits For the singer; there's the stage Just like you it calls me; just like you it waits

Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing Play the game with every flower you bring Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away, dandelion One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five Dandelions don't care about the time Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Though you're older, now it's just the same You can play this dandelion game When you're finished with your child-like prayers Well, you know you should wear it Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor's lives Rich man, poor man, beautiful daughters, wives Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Little girls and boys, come out to play, yes Bring your dandelions to blow away Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion

When the wind blows and the rain feels cold With a head full of snow, with a head full of snow In the window, there's a face you know Don't the nights pass slow, don't the nights pass slow The sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind Just another mad, mad day on the road I am just living to be lying by your side But I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Made a rag pile of my shiny clothes Gonna warm my bones, gonna warm my bones I got silence on my radio Let the air waves flow, let the air waves flow Oh, I'm sleeping under strange, strange skies Just another mad, mad day on the road My dreams is fading down the railway line I'm just about a moonlight mile down the road Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah I'm hiding, sister, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm hiding, baby, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm riding down your moonlight mile Let it go now, come on up, babe Yeah, let it go now Yeah, flow now, baby Yeah, home now, yeah Yeah, I'm coming home 'Cause I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Down the road, down the road, yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah, baby

Smoke in the air, longnecks on ice Some girls out on the dance floor 'bout to make a grown man cry 20 dollar bill, jukebox on the wall I hope this bar likes loose guitars, 'cause I'm about to play 'em all, yeah Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Every record I play, every top I twist It ain't 1969, but it sure feels like it is Long as they're burnin' this nеon sing I'll be holdin' this beer high Hey, hey, na, na I lovе to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Wish this bar didn't close at one But you can't always get what you want Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Aw, yeah Drink beer, singing songs (Hey, hey, na, na) Rolling rock, rolling stones (Hey, hey, na, na)