Fri-

day

night

we

got

a

gig

in

town

We're

all

reved

up

we're

gon-

na

get it

on

down

They're

play-

ing

our

song

on

the

ra-

di-

o

We're

dressed

for

the

oc-

ca-

sion

and

we're

rea-

dy

to

go

Had

a

great

pair

of

shoes

I

thought

I

had

class

A

brand

new

jack-

et

but

no

back-

stage

pass

Had

to

hur-

ry

up

to

the

stage

I

ran

And

this

big

guy

pushed

me

said

"no

you

can't"

Hey

I'm

in

the

band

Would

it

be

so

hard

for

you

to

un-

der-

stand

That

I

got

work

to

do

you

bet-

ter

let

me

in

man

'Cause

I'm

in

the

band

Paid

our

dues

on

the

long

way

here

The

van

broke

down

but

we

don't

give

a

care

The

sun-

set

slow

and

it's

a-

bout

time

So

don't

you

treat

me

like

I

com-

mit-

ed

a

crime

Been

here

all

day

to

sound-

check

and

eat

There's

no

way

in

hell

that

we

didn't

meet

There

are

rules

to

be

followed

yes

I

un-

der-

stand

You're

do-

ing

your

job

the

best

you

can

Hey

I'm

in

the

band

Would

it

be

so

hard

for

you

to

un-

der-

stand

That

I

got

work

to

do

you

bet-

ter

let

me

in

man

'Cause

I'm

in

the

band

I

may

not

look

like

jag-

ger

May

not

have

mo-

ney

in

the

bank

I

got-

ta

pair

of

cheap

sun-

glass-

es

And

my

cas-

tle

may

be

made

of

sand

Hey

I'm

in

the

band

And

with-

out

me

you'd

have

no

girl

to

land

'Cause

of

me

and

my

col-

lea-

gues

You

got

wed-

ding

plans

on-

ly

'Cause

I'm

in

the

band

Yes

I'm

in

the

band

Would

it

be

so

hard

for

you

to

un-

der-

stand

That

I

got

work

to

do

you

bet-

ter

let

me

in

man

'Cause

I'm

in

the

band

I'm

in

the

band

I'm

in

the

band

Do

you

un-

der-

stand

Yes

I'm

in

the

band