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	Current version of Dan Fogelberg Lyrics Leader of the Band (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/d/dan-fogelberg/leader-of-the-band/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Dan Fogelberg Lyrics Leader of the Band (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/d/dan-fogelberg/leader-of-the-band/...) Version 1 of the lyrics
	An only child						An only child
	Alone and wild						Alone and wild
	A cabinet maker's son						A cabinet maker's son
	His hands were meant						His hands were meant
	For different work						For different work
	And his heart was known						And his heart was known
	To none --						To none --
	He left his home						He left his home
	And went his lone						And went his lone
	And solitary way						And solitary way
	And he gave to me						And he gave to me
	A gift I know I never						A gift I know I never
	can repay						can repay
	A quiet man of music						A quiet man of music
	Denied a simpler fate						Denied a simpler fate
	He tried to be a soldier once						He tried to be a soldier once
	But his music wouldn't wait						But his music wouldn't wait
	He earned his love						He earned his love
	Through discipline						Through discipline
	A thundering, velvet hand						A thundering, velvet hand
	His gentle means of						His gentle means of
	sculpting souls						sculpting souls
	Took me years to understand.						Took me years to understand.
	The leader of the band is tired						The leader of the band is tired
	And his eyes are growing old						And his eyes are growing old
	But his blood runs through						But his blood runs through
	My instrument						My instrument
	And his song is in my soul --						And his song is in my soul --
	My life has been a poor attempt						My life has been a poor attempt
	To imitate the man						To imitate the man
	I'm just a living legacy						I'm just a living legacy
	To the leader of the band.						To the leader of the band.
	My brothers' lives were						My brothers' lives were
	different						different
	For they heard another call						For they heard another call
	One went to Chicago						One went to Chicago
	And the other to St. Paul						And the other to St. Paul
	And I'm in Colorado						And I'm in Colorado
	When I'm not in some hotel						When I'm not in some hotel
	Living out this life I've chose						Living out this life I've chose
	And come to know so well.						And come to know so well.
	I thank you for the music						I thank you for the music
	And your stories of the road						And your stories of the road
	I thank you for the freedom						I thank you for the freedom
	When it came my time to go --						When it came my time to go --
	I thank you for the kindness						I thank you for the kindness
	And the times when you got tough						And the times when you got tough
1	And, papa, I don't think I						And, pap, I don't think I	1
	Said 'I love you' near enough --						Said 'I love you' near enough --
	The leader of the band is tired						The leader of the band is tired
	And his eyes are growing old						And his eyes are growing old
	But his blood runs through						But his blood runs through
	My instrument						My instrument
	And his song is in my soul --						And his song is in my soul --
	My life has been a poor attempt						My life has been a poor attempt
	To imitate the man						To imitate the man
	I'm just a living legacy						I'm just a living legacy
	To the leader of the band						To the leader of the band
	I am the living legacy						I am the living legacy
	To the leader of the band.						To the leader of the band.

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