Before the parade passes by

I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life

Before the parade passes by

I'm going to 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

I've got to go again

I've got to drive again

I've got to feel my heart coming alive again

Before the parade passes by

Look at the crowd up ahead

Listen and heard that brass harmony growing

Look at the crowd up ahead

Pardon me if my old spirits showing

All of those lights over there

Seems to be telling me where I'm going

When the whistles blow

And the cymbals crash

And the sparklers light the sky

I'm going to raise the roof

I'm going to 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

Before the parade passes by

I'm going to get some life back into my life

I'm ready to move out in front

I've had enough of just passing by life

When the whistles blow

And the symbols crash

And the sparklers light the sky

I'm going to raise the roof

I'm going to carry on

Give me an old trombone

Give me an old baton

Before the parade passes by