Every weekend he tosses his keys into a drawer
Shaves and showers and heads for the door.
Tonight he'll go from a hard-workin man
To the blues singing, string picking guitar man.

CHORUS:
He's the man in the band
a white ring on his hand
where it once wore a band
showin' they had it all planned
Yes, he's the man in the band

His voice and his smile bring the crowds to the floor.
They come here to dance & fill the bar stools once more.
Tonight he's on top, safe in his own private world
Singing the blues of his heart, hiding the pain of that girl.

He's got it under control just like the shine on his boots.
No one gets close to his soul, He'll smile & sing out the blues,
But deep inside it's all there, how she ripped out his heart;
Tossed the dreams that they shared & ripped their future apart.

CHORUS:
He's the man in the band
a white ring on his hand
where it once wore a band
showin' they had it all planned
Yes, he's the man in the band

He didn't see all the signs their love was fading away.
She gave her love and her time to a man who stole her away.
He heard her whisper his name and all the things they would do
While they played their cruel game. It was only then that he knew.

You can see his heartache every time that he sings.
He goes to a place inside that only she has touched.
And just for a moment, he is safely there
Feeling the love that he misses so much.

CHORUS:
He's the man in the band
a white ring on his hand
where it once wore a band
showin' they had it all planned
Yes, he's the man in the band

So every weekend he tosses his keys into a drawer.
Shaves and showers and heads for the door.
Tonight he'll go from a hard working man
To the blues singing, string pickin' guitar man