[Intro: spoken sample, muffled] "Is this thing on? Okay. One, two... don't rush it." [Verse 1] Got the van, got the gear, got the keys in my hand Got a chai going cold and a dream and a plan Got a mentor on the phone saying "it's all in the hair" Got a manager saluting from a folding chair [Pre-Chorus] And the drummer's leaning back like he wrote it all (He did, he did, but don't tell them at all) [Chorus] We're almost finished, almost there Every note for the fan, and the fan's still there Hold the line, hold the light, hold the tempo down We're almost finished, almost found [Verse 2] Bass player singing every line I write Says he's the lead and the star of the night Security's grinning by the stage door He can't say why, but he knows the score [Pre-Chorus] And the drummer's slowing down to make it right (Too slow, too slow, it's a groove tonight) [Chorus] We're almost finished, almost there Every note for the fan, and the fan's still there Hold the line, hold the light, hold the tempo down We're almost finished, almost found [Breakdown: half-time, Rhodes and voice] Slow it down... slow it down... Let it breathe, let it breathe Never go full minor Never go full minor, baby [Bass solo: melodic, over the top of everything] [Final Chorus: big, gospel choir, horns] We're almost finished, almost there Every note for the fan, and the fan's still there Hold the line, hold the light, hold the tempo down We're almost finished... almost found [Outro: spoken sample] "That was perfect. Again, but slower." [End]