The house lights slowly dim, the stage a blue glow
The hush is replaced by a murmur of anticipation
Are we really here at last, is this the show
Is the tension that we feel, the tension of a nation
There are so many people sitting in here
In this cavernous concert venue
Thousands have made the pilgrimage
To hear the singer’s song, both old and new
The overture begins at last
And we see movement on the stage
Musicians starting to appear
Of varied size and age
And then the floor below us
Rises high above the stage
And there he stands before us
Magnificent with age
The opening bars of America
Bring us all onto our feet
He sings “Far, we’ve been traveling far”
It really sounds so sweet
And then we’re all aboard the train
There is no stopping now
A roller coaster ride of songs
We help to sing and how
When Neil is really rocking
The audience rocks too
The love songs and the ballads
They really are our cue
To sit back down and listen
To the master and his voice
Uplifting us with music
In which we can rejoice
Too soon it is all over
No wait he’s coming back
An encore, this is what we need
Then gone, the stage is once more black
Mixed emotions everywhere
Some happy and some sad
Most feeling privileged to be there
All feeling very glad
That once again the maestro
Has performed his work for us
Hey round the back, c’mon let’s go
Let’s watch them board the bus
And as the transport disappears
Emptiness again prevails
His music ringing in our ears
His music never fails
And memories are all we have
But hey, remember this
A member of our party
Stole that very precious kiss
The souvenirs we bought to wear
The bear that Neil gave
The way the hats cover our hair
The frog king is my fave
No photo’s of the kiss alas
No video though we know
That one of Neil’s entourage
Filmed that part of the show
It made us local celebrities
Newspaper reports and all
We’re very proud and lucky
It makes us stand so tall
So thank you Neil for all you give
Your music, words and song
We hope you come back very soon
Please don’t make us wait too long
Now we return to tribute shows
Performing them as Neil
Trying hard to capture
The look, the sound, the feel