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The evening's laughter's reached an ebb
 You find yourself trapped in a web of rapt attention
 Requests for songs ring out
 The same old tunes demanded by convention
 You shy away but not for long
 They all begin to sing the songs you're known to play
 Tunes from yesterday
 You yield to pressure from the crowd
 You try but you can't play out loud
 Your lungs they seem to disobey you
 Please find the strength to play us just one more
 We'd love to hear you
 These songs at length
 We'd heard so long before
 We'd love to hear you play
 
 Your face turns red, you sip your drink
 And for a moment start to think about the times it all came easy
 The worn-out stages you once played
 The lifelong friends you thought you made
 Those times were crazy
 The songs that you don't recognize
 That lighten up your children's eyes
 Will soon appear to be a souvenir
 Of times like this when you would play
 Our favorite songs from yesterday
 So once again
 Can we just hear you?
 Please find the strength to play us just one more
 We'd love to hear you
 These songs at length
 We'd heard so long before
 We'd love to hear you