A true story........Guitar/harmonica/vocals - Avi....Drums - Celso Alberti....
Bass/vocal soup - Doug Amey
original music
folk rock
portland
avi haviv
Lyrics
I AM THE BAND
© lah 1997
See the smoky bar on Paddington Street
See the shiny people, staring at me
I inhale beery perfume
Glance at my watch
Put on my groove
They’re looking at me
I’m looking at them
I am the Band
See me close my eyes, to find another stage
Fans come round for the sound, not to get laid
Then I hear yells for “one more round”
Open my eyes, See sweat dripping down
Rowdy requests come from a clown
To me in the Band
CHORUS:
They see me smile through the night
Feed my kid and placate my life
Oh it’s not me here that you’d see there
Never believing
The secret I hide is the music those fools don’t buy
It’s not me here that you’d see there
One day with no fear
In that tiny bar on Paddington Street
folks say I’m gifted and lovely to meet
Then they reach out for the mic
Singing covers they know all night
Bartender smiles
We’re paying the bills
I am the Band