Leader Of the Band

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LEADER OF THE BAND Words and Music by Dan Fogelberg An only child, alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son 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  A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring, velvet hand His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand  The leader of the band is tired and 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 brothers' lives were different, for they heard another call One went to Chicago and the other to Saint Paul And I'm in Colorado, when I'm not in some hotel Living out this life I've chose and have 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 the 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 and 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 I am the living legacy to the leader of the band