Jessica Robinson - Leader of the Band

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[00:00.00]Leader of the Band - Jessica Robinson
[00:28.74]An only child alone and wild
[00:31.86]A cabinet maker's son
[00:34.27]
[00:35.67]His hands were meant for different work
[00:38.91]And his heart was known to none
[00:42.41]
[00:43.38]He left his home
[00:44.43]And went his lone and solitary way
[00:49.75]And he gave to me a gift
[00:52.35]I know I never can repay
[00:56.83]
[01:03.47]A quiet man of music denied a simpler fate
[01:09.13]
[01:10.70]He tried to be a soldier once
[01:13.57]But his music wouldn't wait
[01:17.25]
[01:17.98]He earned his love through discipline
[01:20.87]A thundering velvet hand
[01:23.61]
[01:24.80]His gentle means of sculpting souls
[01:28.04]Took me years to understand
[01:31.30]
[01:32.45]The leader of the band is tired
[01:35.51]And his eyes are growing old
[01:38.36]
[01:38.98]But his blood runs through my instrument
[01:42.56]And his song is in my soul
[01:46.26]
[01:46.97]My life has been a poor attempt
[01:50.00]
[01:50.66]To imitate the man
[01:53.00]
[01:53.60]I'm just a living legacy
[01:57.12]To the leader of the band
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[02:07.14]My brother's lives were different for
[02:10.06]They heard another call
[02:12.71]
[02:14.06]One went to Chicago
[02:16.93]And the other to St Paul
[02:20.30]
[02:21.53]And I'm in Colorado
[02:24.31]When I'm not in some hotel
[02:27.30]
[02:28.58]Living out this life I've chose
[02:31.63]And come to know so well
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[02:57.99]I thank you for the music
[03:00.66]And your stories of the road
[03:03.85]
[03:05.12]I thank you for the freedom
[03:07.45]When it came my time to go
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[03:12.47]I thank you for the kindness
[03:15.17]And the times when you got tough
[03:18.28]
[03:19.32]And papa I don't think I said
[03:22.76]I love you near enough
[03:25.93]
[03:27.09]The leader of the band is tired
[03:30.05]And his eyes are growing old
[03:33.00]
[03:33.58]But his blood runs through my instrument
[03:37.14]And his song is in my soul
[03:40.95]
[03:41.62]My life has been a poor attempt
[03:44.35]
[03:45.16]To imitate the man
[03:47.56]
[03:48.12]I'm just a living legacy
[03:51.67]To the leader of the band
[03:55.34]I am a living legacy
[03:58.90]To the leader of the band