The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
Hair in the light
Hair in the light
Mouth full of meaning
Mouth full of meaning
How we feeling tonight?
How we feeling tonight?
The drummer says count it
The drummer says count it
The singer knows
The singer knows
The crowd is waiting
The crowd is waiting
The mic is holy
The mic is holy
The verse is late
The verse is late
He walks in like the room
Was born to watch him breathe
He says he has one story
Before the song can leave
The drummer checks the clock
The bass player checks the floor
The guitarist checks the mirror
In the amp beside the door
The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
He smells applause coming
He smells applause coming
He smells a bad decision
And calls it stage becoming
How we feeling tonight?
How we feeling tonight?
The drummer says count it
The drummer says count it
The singer knows
The singer knows
The crowd is waiting
The crowd is waiting
The mic is holy
The mic is holy
The verse is late
The verse is late
He says this song is personal
He says this song is true
He says it came from heartbreak
And a gas station bathroom too
He says the moon was watching
He says the road was wide
He says his soul was bleeding
While the drummer loaded outside
The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
Jack-AL heard the intro
And printed “stinger glows.”
Jack-AL heard the intro
And printed “stinger glows.”
Now the singer has a halo
Now the singer has a bee
Now the keyboardist is asking
For a swarm in harmony
No
No
The sound guy says no
The sound guy says no
How we feeling tonight?
How we feeling tonight?
The drummer says count it
The drummer says count it
The singer knows
The singer knows
The crowd is waiting
The crowd is waiting
The mic is holy
The mic is holy
The verse is late
The verse is late
He can save the room
With a line that lands right
He can burn ten minutes
Explaining one night
He can point to the back
And make strangers sing
He can miss the first cue
And still call it a thing
He can make the girls laugh
He can make the boys shout
He can make the sound guy
Want to walk straight out
He can turn one chorus
Into weather and flame
He can forget the setlist
And still sell the name
The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
He knows where the light is
He knows where to stand
He knows when the crowd
Is eating out of his hand
He does not know the load-in
He does not know the pay
He does not know the drummer
Has aged twice today
How we feeling tonight?
How we feeling tonight?
The drummer says count it
The drummer says count it
One
Two
Three
Four
The singer says, “Wait.”
The singer says, “Wait.”
The drummer says, “No.”
The drummer says, “No.”
The band comes in hot
The band comes in hot
The singer comes late
The singer comes late
But when he hits the line
When he hits the line
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
Jack-AL says “stinger glows.”
Jack-AL says “stinger glows.”
The crowd sings it wrong
The crowd sings it wrong
That means it belongs
That means it belongs
That means it belongs
That means it belongs
The singer knows
The singer knows
The crowd is waiting
The crowd is waiting
The mic is holy
The mic is holy
The verse is late
The verse is late
One more story
One more story
One more line
One more line
One more chorus
One more chorus
One more time
One more time
The singer knows
The singer knows
The singer nose
The singer nose
The band is ready
The band is ready
The singer knows
Eventually