Now the seats are all empty
Let the loadies take to stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come
And last to leave
Working for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town
Tonight the people were so fine
They waited there in line
And when they got up on their feet
And made the show
And that was sweet
But I can hear the sound
of slamming doors and folding chairs
That's sound they'll never know
Now roll them cases out
And lift them amps
Haul them trusses down
And get'em up them ramps
When it comes to moving me
You know you guys are the champs
But when that last guitar's
been packed away
You know that I still want to play
So just make sure you got it all set to go
Before you come for my piano
But the bands on the bus
And they're waiting to go
We've got to drive all night
And do the show in Chicago
Or Detroit, I don't know
We do so many shows in a row
And these towns all look the same
We just pass the time in the hotel rooms
And wander round backstage
Till those lights come up
And we hear that crowd
And we remember why we came
Now we got country
And western on the bus, R & B
We got disco in eight tracks
And cassettes in stereo
We've got rural scenes & magazines
We've got truckers on the CB
We've got Richard Pryor on the video
We got time to think of the ones we love
While the miles roll away
But the only time that seems too short
is the time that we get to play
People you've got the power
over what we do
You can sit there and wait
Or you can pull us through
Come along, sing the song
You know you can't go wrong
Cause when that morning sun
comes beating down
You're gonna wake up in your town
But we'll be scheduled to appear
a thousand miles away from here
People stay just a little bit longer
We want to play just a little bit longer
Now the promoter don't mind
And the union don't mind
If we take a little time
And we leave it all behind
And sing one more song
I want you stay just a little bit longer
Please, please, please
Say you will, say you will
I want you stay just a little bit longer
Please please stay just a little bit longer
Now the promoter don't mind
And the roadies don't mind
If we take a little time
And we leave it all behind
And sing one more song