Small Town Band

They played the moose halls and bars, little big time stars on the stand For free drinks and smokes, even a couple tokes with the fans Singing ol' shot the fox, gin on the rocks, and promised land Falling in and out of love They were just another small town band Randy and Robin got a baby waiting home that wasn't planned A truck full of tools and a house with no rules cannot stand Gary's in the back room counting tips and practicing his slight of hand Twenty bucks apiece and a fifty for himself when he can Tony's out sitting in his car trying to write the next great line And he's saving up some dough, gonna hit the radio And not be just another small town band Life has a way of making sense some days And other times it simply falls apart But it felt just like church when folks punched out of work To hear them sing one straight from the heart Randy and Robin they split long ago before he met my mom Gary had a good run, but he ran just a little bit too long I tried to call up Tony just to offer him a drink and say hello But it's hard to pin him down now with three hit singles on the radio So I fill up a glass and raise up a toast when I can To that wild old bunch fools, man they thought they were cool They were just another small town band Life has a way of making sense some days And other times it simply falls apart But it felt just like church when folks punched out of work To hear them sing one straight from the heart Now I'm sitting in this hotel trying to write the next great line if I can Better hit the hay, gotta make it up in time to load the van It's Louisville tomorrow and then Little Rock if all goes down to plan We'll sing 'em loud, and sing 'em proud A few they've never heard That came from just another small town band