Doing what you love has a high price to pay
Some put on a suit, but he ran the other way
Drums drown out the yuppies
And the one´s who couldn´t dream
Cause the freedom music gave him was worth more than anything

They don´t know
What they got
Until it´s gone
Like it or not
You live on love
You try to do what´s right
We´re all here waiting for our silver invitation
To the big band in the sky

Rollin down the windows
Trying hard to fight the sleep
Money´s never much for a band in Tennessee
Another night of playing
To a crowd with no ears
Wanna hear the songs they know
And fill their bellies full of beer

But they don´t know
What they got
Until it´s gone
Like it or not
You live on love
You try to do what´s right
We´re all here waiting for our silver invitation
To the big band in the sky

And when he closed his eyes
Fell into a dream that never dies
And when the thunder comes
You can hear his kick drum in the sky
Feel the rain
Fall from our eyes

Cause we don´t know
What we got
Until it´s gone
Like it or not
You live on love
You try to do what´s right
For him there´s no more waiting
Got his silver invitation
Just to do a little playing
For the big band in the sky