Marquette County Line
Headin' down 41, Escanaba way
State fair talent contest, we're gonna play
Shock rock, dogs and ponies and barbershop
But at the end of the night, our band came out on top.
Load up the gear, pack up and go, drivin' all night, through the ice and snow
Plug in the amps and fire up the lights, we're kickin' out the jams tonight
Gasoline shortage, fill up the wagon in time
Enough to get me back across the Marquette County Line
A dive bar in Hurley, Wisconsin, then down to Green Bay
Hurry back home we got a gig in Negaunee to play
Reunion at the Northwoods, a weekend at the C & P
Say what you want, we can cut it in any key
My ears are ringing, my voice is shot, the horn section's workin' on a new blood clot
That Fender Rhodes weighs a ton or more, the Leslie speaker won't fit through the door
Pullin' away, after the bar shuts down their sign
Three a.m, across the Marquette County Line
Friday night, we're playing at the Crossroads Bar
Loading a U-Haul trailer, and our parents' cars
Lakeview Arena, how we gonna fill that hall
The Marquette City Bandshell, that was a ball
Turn up the guitar, play what we want, this here's a bar, not a restaurant
Sweatin' and singin' for four hours straight, then we're back in the business of hauling freight
Twenty dollars each for four hours playin' time
Then scramble back home, across the Marquette County Line
It was so many years ago, things were different then
But if I had the chance, I'd do it all over again
We played the music, big and brassy and loud
Givin' it all we got, playin' for the crowd
If I won the lottery, here's what I'd do, rent me a studio, gear it up too
Fly everybody back to our home town, work up the songs, and get word around
Rock out at the island bandshell one last time
Get me back home, across the Marquette County Line
State fair talent contest, we're gonna play
Shock rock, dogs and ponies and barbershop
But at the end of the night, our band came out on top.
Load up the gear, pack up and go, drivin' all night, through the ice and snow
Plug in the amps and fire up the lights, we're kickin' out the jams tonight
Gasoline shortage, fill up the wagon in time
Enough to get me back across the Marquette County Line
A dive bar in Hurley, Wisconsin, then down to Green Bay
Hurry back home we got a gig in Negaunee to play
Reunion at the Northwoods, a weekend at the C & P
Say what you want, we can cut it in any key
My ears are ringing, my voice is shot, the horn section's workin' on a new blood clot
That Fender Rhodes weighs a ton or more, the Leslie speaker won't fit through the door
Pullin' away, after the bar shuts down their sign
Three a.m, across the Marquette County Line
Friday night, we're playing at the Crossroads Bar
Loading a U-Haul trailer, and our parents' cars
Lakeview Arena, how we gonna fill that hall
The Marquette City Bandshell, that was a ball
Turn up the guitar, play what we want, this here's a bar, not a restaurant
Sweatin' and singin' for four hours straight, then we're back in the business of hauling freight
Twenty dollars each for four hours playin' time
Then scramble back home, across the Marquette County Line
It was so many years ago, things were different then
But if I had the chance, I'd do it all over again
We played the music, big and brassy and loud
Givin' it all we got, playin' for the crowd
If I won the lottery, here's what I'd do, rent me a studio, gear it up too
Fly everybody back to our home town, work up the songs, and get word around
Rock out at the island bandshell one last time
Get me back home, across the Marquette County Line
Credits
Writer(s): Barry Seymour
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