v.1
Now the seats are all empty, let the roadies take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come and the last to leave, workin' for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town

Tonight the people were so fine, they waited there in line
And when they got up on their feet, they made the show
That was sweet, but I can hear the sound of slammin doors and foldin' chairs
That's a sound they'll never know

Roll them cases out and lift them amps
Haul them trusses down, and get 'em up them ramps
When it comes to movin' me, you know you guys are the champs

But when that last guitar's been packed away
You know that I still want to play
So make sure you got it all set to go
Before you come for my piano

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v.2
But the band's on the bus, and they're waiting to go
We got to drive all night, to do a show in Chicago
Or Detroit, I don't know, we do so many shows in a row
And these towns all look the same

We just pass the time in our hotel room, and wander round backstage
Til those lights come up, and we hear that crowd
And we remember why we came

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v.3
Now we've got country & western on the bus, R & B
We got disco in 8-track and cassette, in stereo
An we've got rural scenes in magazines
And we've got truckers on CB
We got Richard Pryor on the video

We've got time to think of the ones we love
While the miles roll away
An' the only time that seems too short
Is the time that we get to play

People you've got the power over what we do
You can sit there and wait, or you can pull us through
So come along, sing this song, you know that you can't go wrong

Cause when that mornin's sun comes peepin' down
You're gonna wake up in your town
But we'll be scheduled to appear a thousand miles away from here

People stay, just a little bit longer
We wanna play just a little bit longer
Now the promoter don't mind, and the union don't mind
If we take a little time, and we leave it all behind
To sing 'em one more song

Oh, won't you stay, just a little bit longer
Please, please, please, say you will -- say you will