(Track #10 from Caught in the Middle)

MUSICIAN'S PRAYER

By Frank Meyer

Verse 1

Each night we go out faithfully

To play our good time songs

We hope to see our friends come out

To laugh and sing along

And just before the show starts

There's tension in the air

To calm us down, we play this tune

It works just like a prayer

Chorus

The music life's not easy

'Cause those lows are hard to bear

But the highs, they keep us goin'

And our own musician's prayer

Verse 2

Some nights the bar just echoes

With folks rockin' to our sound

And some nights, well, outside of us

There's no one to be found

And when the bar is empty

And the owner cries the blues

We'll often choose to play this tune

It helps to get us through

Chorus

Break

Chorus

Verse 3

And when the party's over

And our good friends have all gone

Before we pack up these guitars

We always do this song

And in that quiet barroom

When no one else is there

This soft and simple gentle tune

Clears the smoked-filled air

Chorus

One verse of "Amazing Grace" (instrumental)

©1998 Frank Meyer