That Song You Used to Know

thanks for coming out tonight

it's good to see your faces

yeah, we were just here last summer

we play a lot of the same places

I hope you're here 'cuz you remember

some of the songs we're gonna play

or for some kind of shared connection

to our collective yesterday

so let the drummer count it off and here we go

we're the band that plays that song you used to know

now it's not the guys that made the record

it's the guys who made the gig

we're just trying to make you happy

we're not trying to make it big

but see, you don't get to pick and choose

from what you've got or what you had

You gotta eat what's on the table

some nights it might not be half bad

we're gonna take this next one nice and slow

we're the band that plays that song you used to know

some would say this is beneath me

some would say I'm wasting time

some would question my commitment

some would say I'm past my prime

I'd say that every man is tested

by his work or by his wife

I'd say this ain't much of a living

but it's been one hell of a life

some nights it's best to run the numbers

play what everyone expects

while we're staring at the backside

of the guy who signs the checks

some nights I look into the eyes of these boys

standing by my side

some nights we're all just worn and weary

but some nights, there's a spark of pride

some nights, the notes fly off my fingers

I didn't know that I could play

some nights we fall into a groove

that ties the old songs to today

It hasn't really been that long ago

we're the band that plays that song you used to know

yeah, we'll give you just one more before we go

we're the band that plays that song you used to know

that song you used to know

that song you used to know