Now the seats… are all empty
Let the roadies… take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come…
And last to leave
Workin' for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town
Tonight the people… were so fine
They waited there in line
And when they got up on their feet
They made the show
And that was sweet
But I can hear the sound
Of slammin' doors and foldin' chairs
And that's a sound they'll never know
Now roll them cases out
’n lift them amps
Haul them trusses down
’n get’em up them ramps
’cos when it comes… to movin’ me
You know you guys are the champs
But when that last guitar’s
Been packed away
You know that I still… wanna play
So just make sure
You got it all set to go
Before you come… for my piano
But the band’s… on the bus
And they're waiting to go
We've gotta drive all ni…ight
’n do a show in chicago
Or detroit… I don't know
We do so many shows in a row
And these towns… all look the same
We just pass the time…
In the hotel rooms
And wander ’round backstage
’til those lights come up
And we hear that crowd
And we remember… why we came
Now we got… country western
On the bus
R&b…
We got disco
On 8 tracks ’n cassettes in stereo
’n we got rural scenes ’n magazines
We've got truckers on cb
’n we've got richard pryor on the video
We got time to think of the ones we love
While the miles… roll away
But the only time that seems too short
Is the time… that we get to play
People you've got the power
Over what we do
You can sit there ’n wait
Or you can pull us through
Come along…
Sing the song
You know that you can't go wrong
'cos when that morning sun
Comes beating down
You're going to wake up… in your town
But we'll be scheduled to appear
A thou…sand miles away from here
People stay
Just a little bit longer
We wanna play…heyyy
Just a little bit lon…ger
Now the promoter don’t mind
And the union don’t mind
If we take a little time
And we leave it all behind ’n sing
One… more song
Oh won't you stayyy
Just a little bit lon…gerrrrr?
Please, please, please… say you will
Sayyy you will
Oh won't you stayyy
Just a little bit longer? ohhh
Please, please stay
Just a little bit more
(yeahhhhh)
Now the promotor don’t mind
And the roadies don't mind
If we take a little time
’n we leave this all behind
