Fame and Fortune

Words and Music by Ed Johnson

I started out the night, tuning up my Telecaster

By 9:30 it was sounding fine

I can’t tell you if we can set up gear any faster

The band before us ain’t on time

They keep playing covers of Zeppelin tunes and attempts at Pink Floyd

What I wanna play for you is all mine

But I don’t need fame and fortune; I just want to entertain

With a little bit of integrity so nobody will complain

I certainly want to rock the house, and keep ‘em coming back for more

But I don’t need fame and fortune; just the money from the door

The stage is ours, and tables are filling up now

Our harmonies are in tune

In the back row I see familiar faces cheering us on

Friends and groupies howling at the moon

Don’t know if it’s us or the beer they’ve been drinking

Their party started somewhere in the afternoon

But here they, giving us all, that they can muster

And for our egos it’s not too soon

Pick up the pace; we’ve got ‘em screaming for more

Their dancing dominates the floor

There’s a girl in the front shaking everything left to right

After these two sets, we can send her home happy to night

But I don’t need fame and fortune; just the money from the door

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