Before The Parade Passes By

Before the parade pa*ses by I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life Before the parade pa*ses by I'm going to get some life back into my life I'm ready to move out in front I've had enough of just pa*sing by life With the rest of them With the best of them I can hold my head up high I've got to go again I've got to drive again I've got to feel my heart coming alive again Before the parade pa*ses by Look at the crowd up ahead Listen and heard that bra*s harmony growing Look at the crowd up ahead Pardon me if my old spirits showing All of those lights over there Seems to be telling me where I'm going When the whistles blow And the cymbals crash And the sparklers light the sky I'm going to raise the roof I'm going to carry on Give me an old trombone Give me an old baton Before the parade pa*ses by Before the parade pa*ses by Listen and hear that bra*s harmony growing Before the parade pa*ses by I'm going to get some life back into my life I'm ready to move out in front I've had enough of just pa*sing by life When the whistles blow And the symbols crash And the sparklers light the sky I'm going to raise the roof I'm going to carry on Give me an old trombone Give me an old baton Before the parade pa*ses by