Before the parade passes by I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life
Before the parade passes by I'm gonna get some life back in my life
I'm ready to move out in front, I've had enough of just passing by life

With the rest of them, the best of them I'll hold my head up high
I've got a goal again, I've got a drive again
Feel my heart coming alive again before the parade passes by

Look at that crowd up ahead, listen and hear that grass harmony growing
Look at that crowd up ahead, pardon me if my old spirit is showing
All those lights over there seem to be telling me where I'm going

And the whistle blows and the cymbals crash, sparklers light the sky
I'm gonna raise the roof, I'm gonna carry on
Give me an old trombone, an old baton before the parade passes by

With the rest of them, the best of them I can hold my head up high
I've got a goal again, I've got a drive again
Feel my heart coming alive again before the parade passes by
Before the parade passes by