Andrew Vaughn - Driving the Band Lyrics

In the garage sat a kid in a no-place town
Headphones blaring that rockin' sound
He had patched together drums, hand painted flames
It was the best damn gift his daddy ever gave
He beat them heads like they stole something night and day
Everything from "Appetite" to "Theater of Pain"
He would close his eyes, he could hear the crowd
Then he'd twirl his sticks and give a four count
Driving the band
Had the whole crowd eating out the palm of his hands
And they would
Pour into the stands
Fifty-thousand singing every word with the band
It was magic underneath them lights
Fallin' in love with life
And then he'd open his eyes
And he was
Driving the band
Ten years later in them smoky bars
Payin' dues to be a honky-tonk star
Load in a six
Fire up at ten
Lets close 'em down boys and do it again well
Some nights are dead
And some nights are jammed
That's just the way it is in a no-name band
He would close his eyes, he could hear the crowd
Then he'd twirl his sticks and give a four count
He was
Driving the band
Trying to make a living with some guys in a van
And they were
Poor understand
Its hard to make a living in a rock n roll band
But there's magic in them neon lights
Enough to just get by
And keep those hopes alive
One day a record man
Came with a big ol' plan
Said he could make them stars
Take 'em to the promise land
They signed on the dotted line
And left that old life
In the rear-view, in the rear-view
Driving the band
Selling out cities all across the land
And now they
Pour into the stands
Fifty-thousand singing every word with the band
And its magic every single night
Living a rock-star life
Now he opens his eyes
And he is
Driving the band
Hell yeah he is
Driving the band