And The Bands Played On

Album: Denim And Leather (1981)
Charted: 12
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  • Just before dawn in the cold light
    We came out of the night
    A great expectation from the man who ran the show
    Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
    Are there clouds up in the sky

    We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on

    See the people, feel the power
    There was sixty thousand there
    Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
    Where you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
    There was magic in the air

    We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on

    See the rainbow shining brightly
    Shooting rockets to the sky
    Making music and it rolled on through the night
    You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
    We were strangers in the night

    We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on
    And the bands played on Writer/s: HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA
    Publisher: Round Hill
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Chris from UkJudas Priest are a Birmingham band, and very definitely NOT from Yorkshire.
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