SMALL TOWN BAND (DB FOR JK)

 

I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PRACTICE

I THINK I COULD BE ONE OF THE GREATS

TO BLOW MY TRUMPET LIKE DIZZY GILLESPIE

FROM NEW YORK TO THE GOLDEN GATE

 

I’D LIKE TO GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE JUST ONCE

THROW BACK MY HEAD AND SHOW EM HOW

I’LL BE THE ONE THAT EVERYONE IS WHISPERING ABOUT

AND WHEN IT’S ALL DONE, I TAKE MY BOW

 

SOLO

 

PLEASE DON’T GET ME WRONG I’M NOT COMPLAINING

EVERY DAY I THANK THE LORD FOR HOW HE’S DEALT MY HAND

I’M HAPPY IN THE SUN OR WHEN IT’S RAINING

I’M THE TRUMPET PLAYER IN A SMALL TOWN BAND

 

 

 

SOLO

 

SOMETIMES IN THE SUMMER I’M AS BUSY AS I’D EVER WANT TO BE

LUNCHTIME CONCERTS IN THE PARK

LATER IN THE FALL I’LL GET SOME SHIFTS AT THE GAS STATION

WHERE YOU CAN DREAM AWAY THE COLD AND DARK

 

I COULD HAVE CHANGED MY CHOICES HERE OR THERE

AND MAYBE I’VE HID MY HEAD IN THE SAND

BUT ALL IN ALL I’M HAPPY WITH THE FACE THAT’S IN THE MIRROR

I’M THE TRUMPET PLAYER IN A SMALL TOWN BAND

 

 

SOLO

 

I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO PRACTICE

 

 

 

 

(lyrics: Dan Bern)