Partners, Brothers and Friends

The promoter says he wants to cancel

'Cause there ain't enough tickets sold

The air conditioner on the bus is broke

And I can't shake this cold

The single lost the bullet

The singer's losin' his wife

Well, I might be crazy but I wouldn't change

A single thing about this life

Sometimes we feel like champions

Sometimes we just can't win

Sometimes our records hit the top of the charts

Or the discount bargain bins

Through almost twenty years of tourin'

We remain partners, brothers and friends

Well, we keep it together 'cause we're sure

We're gonna be big time before it all ends

And just as long as Johnny got his fiddle

And Jimmy got his drums along

Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby'll be

Singin' all our favorite songs

We'll catch a fire from the folks in the front row

Fan the flames as the beat gets strong

It's great to be a part of somethin'

So good, that's lasted so long

Well, I saw a story in a paper

Suddenly the band's big news

The critics all like our record just fine

But they seem a bit confused

Is it folk or rock or country?

Whoa, seems like everybody cares but us

So just leave us an early wakeup call

So we don't miss the bus

And just as long as Johnny got his fiddle

And Jimmy got his drums along

Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby'll be

Singin' all our favorite songs

We'll catch a fire from the folks in the front row

Fan the flames as the beat gets strong

It's great to be a part of somethin'

So good, that's lasted so long

The band says it can't stand

My latest song, it's too personal

But my first wife's second marriage blew up

They had to get the dang thing annulled

Well, if that ain't somethin' to sing about

Well you tell me what is

And we'll give it a beat and put it on the street

And we just might have another hit

And just as long as Johnny got his banjo

And Jimmy got his harps along

Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby'll be

Singin' all our favorite songs

We'll catch a fire from the folks in the front row

Fan the flames as the beat gets strong

It's great to be a part of somethin'

So good, that's lasted so long

Yeah, it's great to be a part of somethin'

So good, that's lasted so long