[ti:Leader Of The Band] [ar:Dan Fogelberg] [al:Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Leader Of The Band (Album Version) - Dan Fogelberg [00:24.63]An only child alone and wild [00:27.84]A cabinet maker's son [00:30.38] [00:32.05]His hands were meant for different work [00:35.15]And his heart was known to none [00:39.56]He left his home and went his lone [00:42.93]And solitary way [00:46.49]And he gave to me [00:48.71]A gift I know I never can repay [00:54.27] [01:00.75]A quiet man of music [01:03.83]Denied a simpler fate [01:06.82] [01:08.37]He tried to be a soldier once [01:11.51]But his music wouldn't wait [01:15.94]He earned his love through discipline [01:18.98]A thundering velvet hand [01:21.88] [01:22.79]His gentle means of sculpting souls [01:26.63]Took me years to understand [01:31.18]The leader of the band is tired [01:34.29]And his eyes are growing old [01:37.76]But his blood runs through my instrument [01:41.79]And his song is in my soul [01:46.32]My life has been a poor attempt [01:50.11]To imitate the man [01:52.98]I'm just a living legacy [01:57.13]To the leader of the band [02:00.88] [02:07.69]My brothers' lives were different [02:10.40]For they heard another call [02:13.78] [02:14.88]One went to chicago [02:18.19]And the other to st paul [02:21.75] [02:22.64]And I'm in colorado [02:25.54]When I'm not in some hotel [02:29.20] [02:29.78]Living out this life I've chose [02:33.40]And come to know so well [02:39.42] [03:01.28]I thank you for the music [03:04.17]And your stories of the road [03:08.03] [03:09.25]I thank you for the freedom [03:12.17]When it came my time to go [03:15.71] [03:16.78]I thank you for your kindness [03:19.67]And the times when you got tough [03:23.40] [03:24.02]And papa I don't think [03:26.88]I said I love you near enough [03:32.07]The leader of the band is tired [03:35.21]And his eyes are growing old [03:38.84]But his blood runs through my instrument [03:42.85]And his song is in my soul [03:47.39]My life has been a poor attempt [03:50.04] [03:51.15]To imitate the man [03:54.04]I'm just a living legacy [03:58.22]To the leader of the band [04:02.08]I am the living legacy [04:06.05]To the leader of the band
