From the recording Music Tonight
Lyrics
Living In Tune
It’s Friday night at the do drop inn
And the crowd’s just a little bit small
But he’s up on the stage and he’s giving it out like he’s over at Carnegie Hall
He’s on the fourteenth song of a two-set gig
He’s got seven more songs to go
Half an hour after the last applause he’s gonna pack it all up for the road
Chorus
Not much social security, never seen regular pay
But one more gig with the CD sales and he can make it through another day
He’s a singing man with a travelling plan and he’s driving by the light of the moon
He’s got one more trick in the gig bag
And he’s always living in tune
In all these years he had one hit song
And they play it on the radio
He’ll do it again at the end of the set cause that’s why they come to the show
Played that song about a million times, it’s really kind of lost its appeal
But that one pays for all the other stuff and it seems like a really good deal
Chorus
Not much social security, never seen regular pay
But one more gig with the CD sales and he can make it through another day
He’s a singing man with a travelling plan and he’s driving by the light of the moon
He’s got one more trick in the gig bag
And he’s always living in tune
He’s headed up to a festival in the mountains in the middle of May
He likes to sing for the great big clouds and hear the other people play
Money’s good with the merchandise, it’ll hold him for a month or two
Out on the road writing songs and playing them for me and you
Chorus
Not much social security, never seen regular pay
But one more gig with the CD sales and he can make it through another day
He’s a singing man with a travelling plan and he’s driving by the light of the moon
He’s got one more trick in the gig bag
And he’s always living in tune