Take it away, wanna hear you play   'Til the lights go down   Take it away, don't you wanna stay   'Til there's no one else around      Take it away, wanna hear you play   'Til the lights go down   Take it away, don't you wanna stay   'Til there's no one else around      Lonely driver out on the road   With a hundred miles to go   Sole survivor, carryin' a load   Switches on his radio      Take it away, wanna hear you play   'Til the lights go down   (Down, down)   Take it away, don't you wanna stay   'Til there's no one else around      Take it away, wanna hear you play   'Til the lights go down   (Down, down)   Take it away, don't you wanna stay   'Til there's no one else around      In the audience, watching the show   With a paper in his hand   (In his hand, in his hand)   Some important impresario   Has a message for the band      Take it away, wanna hear you play   'Til the lights go down   (Down, down)   Take it away, don't you wanna stay   'Til there's no one else around      You never know who may be listening to you   (You never know who may be listening to you)   You never know who may be listening to you   Take it away, take it away      After hours, late in the bar   By a darkened corner seat   Faded flowers, wade in the jar   'Til the evening is complete