Band Plays On

Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus: Jelly Roll] This one of them songs that you put on When you on the interstate and feelin' all alone When everything's wrong you gotta hold on And when your back's against the wall remember be strong [Chorus: Jelly Roll] And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on [Verse 1: Lil Wyte] I've been through plenty shit, it shoulda made me weakened Somehow I rose through the ashes unscarred and strengthened I put it on my father, no matter how hard this life can get I'm gonna rock this son of a bitch and I'm no longer takin' any shit I'm stressed out and you are too, gotta pay bills and you do too I'm high as fuck, if you only knew how hard it is being this damn cool Always on call, my phones stop ringin', I need a bar but now it's what I'm thinkin' What is that you say? I'll have a Crown Royal and Coke is what I am drinkin' Newports don't work, makin' my throat worse, I know I need to quit again But soon as I try to go a day or too, I'm caught up in some shit again I can't win but I'm gettin' close, no time now to turn back around As long as the band keeps playin' on I'll always fuckin' put it down [Pre-Chorus: Jelly Roll] This one of them songs that you put on When you on the interstate and feelin' all alone When everything's wrong you gotta hold on And when your back's against the wall remember be strong [Chorus: Jelly Roll] And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on [Verse 2: Jelly Roll] The band plays on, the band plays on But meanwhile in the hood the gram weighs on Feel like Nelly when he had the Band-Aid on I'm hot but the radio don't play the damn song So, I just keep on makin' music here without a deal I make that music for the people out there poppin' pills The ones that smokin' scrill, that's barely gettin' by They livin' check to check, some days they wish they'd die So, we give 'em songs they can bump and ride and listen to Shit that helps 'em get it through, help 'em with they issues too Fucked up in the head, I swear that I have got them issues too Never knew so many people shared the same point of view [Pre-Chorus: Jelly Roll] This one of them songs that you put on When you on the interstate and feelin' all alone When everything's wrong you gotta hold on And when your back's against the wall remember be strong [Chorus: Jelly Roll] And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on [Verse 3: Lil Wyte] As long as the band is playin' I'll be front and center I've always considered myself a sinner and a winner But all it takes is a chain of events to make me crumble I think after my pops passed he took a piece of humble Now, I'm cutthroat to the bone hoe, play to the beat of my own drum I swear I'll choke the next person that AKs me let me hold some I'm fed up, I'm on the road, I'm doing shows, I ain't goin' home On I40, in the fast lane, tryna get away from all the wrong It's catchin' up, I'm drivin' faster, it ain't gettin' the best of me Only reason I made it this far is I have the recipe I know what I'm doin', ten years and I'm only ventin' a little bit If shit really get bad you'll know 'cause I'll fuck around and kill a bitch [Pre-Chorus: Jelly Roll] This one of them songs that you put on When you on the interstate and feelin' all alone When everything's wrong you gotta hold on And when your back's against the wall remember be strong [Chorus: Jelly Roll] And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on, and the band plays on And the band plays on