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An only child, alone and wild
His hands were meant for different work,
and his heart was known to none.
He left his home and went his lone
and solitary way.
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay.
Denied a simpler fate.
He tried to be a soldier once,
But his music wouldn't wait.
He earned his love through disipline
His gentle means of sculpting souls
Took me years to understand.
The leader of the band is tired, his eyes are growing old.
But his blood runs through my instrument
and his song is in my soul.
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.
My brother's lives are different
For they heard another call.
One went to Chicago
and the other to St. Paul.
And I'm in Colorado
When I'm not in some hotel
Living the life I chose
And come to know so well.
I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road.
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go.
I thank you for your kindness
And the times when you got tough.
And papa I don't think I said
"I love you" near enough.
The leader of the band is tired, his eyes are growing old.
But his blood runs through my instrument
and his song is in my soul.
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.
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About this song: Leader Of The Band
"Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his musician father. Released as a single at the end of the year, it did quite well on charts, climbing to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Fogelberg's second #1 song on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, following his 1980 hit "Longer".
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