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And The Band Plays

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And The Band Plays

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If life was simple

Every day like Sunday afternoon

There'd be no reason

To wake up, fight back, be a better you

Come dance by the fire

'Til you're feeling higher

Than the State of Empire

Let that New York feeling

Kill your pain into your ears

Let the rhythm dry your tears

As the world stops

And the band plays

Walking to the light all of a sudden

And the band plays

Always making something out of nothing

Turn your heartache into loving

And the band plays

Beware the straight roads

Or they'll catch you sleeping at the wheel

The warning sirens are more than sounds

There's something you can feel

Come let down your hair

Let your despair be shared

You can dance in your bed

Let that downtown feeling

Kill your pain and all your fears

Let the rhythm dry your tears

As the work stops

And the band plays

Walking to the light all of a sudden

And the band plays

We're always making something out of nothing

Turn your heartache into loving

And the band plays

And the band plays

Boom boom boom

Pow wow wow

Crashing on the symbals

And the band plays

Boom boom boom

Pow wow wow

Can you hear the trumpets

Screaming at the trombones

Walking to the light all of a sudden

And the band plays

You know we're always making something out of nothing

Turn your heartache into loving

And the band plays

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