Hear that music playing
Listen to what it's saying
Throughout the years
I've made a lot of friends
Many became famous
Most of them go nameless
But I dedicate
this song to all of them
I've sung with the best
And I've had it all
I've gone from neighborhood
saloons to Carnegie Hall
I've been down and out
And I've been in demand
But I wouldn't have
made it without them
Here's to the band
Those magical notes
Those musical pearls
I've sung with
all the Counts the Dukes
The Kings and the Earls
And the experience
I have to say was grand
But I wouldn't have
made it without them
Here's to the band
Strings soaring
Horns boring
Drums pounding in my ear
To start at the ground
And reach for the top
To have such a wonderful
career I just gotta stop
Stop and turn around
to thank everyone
that sits on the stand
'Cause I wouldn't have
made it without them
Here's to the band
Here's to those ladies
And the gentlemen
Here's to the A.F. of M.
I wouldn't have
made it without them
Here's to the band
Here's to the band