[Intro] (parade snare, highlife guitar, horn section) [Verse 1] (second-line groove, clavinet, organ) They get there with the ushers, they're the first ones through the gate For a Tuesday and a sunset they will never show up late While the rest are checking phones and waiting somewhere to begin This couple's in the front row of the day they're sitting in [Chorus] (full band, horns up, group response) They got the good seats, and they didn't pay a dime They just figured that the ordinary hour was worth their time While everybody's racing for a someday down the line They are cheering for the present like it's opening night (good seats, good seats) [Verse 2] (highlife guitar, bouncing bass, congas) An old man feeds the pigeons like the morning owes him thanks A girl is naming colors in the puddles on the planks They didn't get a better life, they got a better view Of the same unremarkable parade the rest go sleeping through [Chorus] (fuller, slide guitar accents) They got the good seats, and they didn't pay a dime They just figured that the ordinary hour was worth their time While everybody's racing for a someday down the line They are cheering for the present like it's opening night (good seats, good seats) [Bridge] (drums drop to congas, rhodes and organ) It isn't where you're sitting, it's the looking that you bring The cheap seats and the good seats see the very same thing But one of them is leaning in and one of them is gone And the ones who came to witness are the ones the light shines on [Horn Break] (trumpet and trombone over second-line groove) [Chorus] (final, everything up) They got the good seats, and the secret's plain and small You don't wait for the big night, you just answer when they call While everybody's saving up for somewhere grand and far They're already where they wanted, they're exactly where they are (good seats, good seats) [Outro] (parade groove winding down) The lights come up on nothing much, a street, a bench, a tree (front row, front row) Best show in town, and free
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