Be Part of the Band

Gather 'round my guitar I'm about to share some knowledge

There's one thing I can help you understand

You're only now in middle school, your folks are talking college

But tell them that you might have other plans

Be part of the band, be part of the band

Pick up any instrument and do the best you can

Be part of the band, be part of the band

Play some drums or guitar strums and entertain your friends

But don't get a manager just yet

Everybody loves it when the drummer and the guitar make a sound

And everybody loves when the bass player thumps then he pumps it

'Til it's shaking all the ground

Look at him on the keyboard doing a handsome on his keys

Watch the lead singer grab the microphone

Karate kick then drop and sing on his knees

Be part of the band (gimme a "B")

Be part of the band (now gimme an "A")

Pick up any instrument and do the best you can

Be part of the band (gimme an "N")

Be part of the band (now gimme a "D")

Play some drums or guitar strums or simply clap your hands

(Now what do ya got? Band!)

But don't get a manager just yet

You can make up a sensitive love song

For your one true love

And you play it for them and they don't appreciate it

Then write another song about being frustrated

You can be under the mirror ball the reflection lights the crowd in front of you

You can fake an English accent and then kick some butt

You could play anything and it doesn't matter what

Be part of the band, be part of the band

Pick up any instrument and do the best you can

Be part of the band, be part of the band

Anything you own's a microphone so entertain your fans

But don't get a manager or a lawyer or a publicist or a stylist

Or a roadie (maybe a roadie) but not a manager just yet