| Throughout the years I’ve made a lot of friends
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| Many became famous, most of them go nameless
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| But I dedicate this song to all of them
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| I’ve sung with the best and I’ve had it all
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| I’ve gone from neighborhood saloons to Carnegie Hall
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| I’ve been down and out and I’ve been in demand
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| But I wouldn’t have made it without them, here’s to the band!
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| Those magical notes, those musical pearls
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| I’ve sung with all the Counts, the Dukes, the Kings, and the Earls
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| And the experience, I have to say, was grand
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| But I wouldn’t have made it without them, here’s to the band!
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| Strings soaring, horns boring
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| Drums pounding in my ear
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| To start at the ground and reach for the top
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| To have such a wonderful career, I just gotta stop
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| Stop and turn around to thank everyone that sits on the stand
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| `cause I wouldn’t have made it without them, here’s to the band!
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| Here’s to those ladies and the gentlemen
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| I wouldn’t have made it without them, here’s to the band!
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| Here’s to the band! |