Before the Parade Passes By

Before the parade passes by
 I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life
 Before the parade passes by
 I'm gonna get some life back into my life
 I'm ready to move out in front
 I've had enough of just passing by life
 With the rest of them
 With the best of them
 I can hold my head up high
 For I've got a goal again
 I've got a drive again
 I'm gonna feel my heart coming alive again
 Before the parade passes by
 Look at that crowd up ahead
 Listen and hear that brass harmony growing
 Look at that crowd up ahead
 Pardon me if my old spirit is showing
 All of those lights over there
 Seem to be telling me where I'm going
 When the whistle blows
 And the cymbals crash
 And the sparklers light the sky
 I'm gonna raise the roof
 I'm gonna carry on
 Give me an old trombone
 Give me an old baton
 Before the parade passes by
 (Before the parade passes by)
 Listen and hear that brass harmony growing
 When the parade passes by
 Pardon me if my old spirit is showing
 All of those lights over there
 Seem to be telling me where I'm going
 When the whistles blow
 And the cymbals crash
 And the sparklers light the sky
 I'm gonna raise the roof
 I'm gonna carry on
 Give me an old trombone
 Give me an old baton
 Before the parade passes by
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 I'm gonna raise the roof
 I'm gonna carry on
 Give me an old trombone
 Give me an old baton
 Before the parade passes by