High school halftime Friday night High school halftime Friday night Alta escuela de medio tiempo viernes por la noche Standing on the fifty yard line Standing on the fifty yard line De pie en la línea de cincuenta yardas Big old blue and gold tuba in my hand Big old blue and gold tuba in my hand Azul grande de edad y tuba de oro en la mano I could see Katie Ann in the popcorn line I could see Katie Ann in the popcorn line Pude ver a Katie Ann en la línea de palomitas de maíz Couldn't see how to make her mine Couldn't see how to make her mine No podía ver cómo hacer su mina I was always in the band I was always in the band Yo estaba siempre en la banda At eighteen I found a cheap guitar At eighteen I found a cheap guitar A los dieciocho años me encontré una guitarra barata Became Seeger and Willie in a smokey bar Became Seeger and Willie in a smokey bar Se convirtió en Seeger y Willie en un bar de humo And bared my soul beneath a rusty old mic stand And bared my soul beneath a rusty old mic stand Y mi alma desnuda debajo de un pie de micro viejo y oxidado I get her name and number on a second break I get her name and number on a second break Tengo su nombre y número en una segunda ruptura Watch someone dance my chance away Watch someone dance my chance away Ver bailar a alguien mi oportunidad de distancia I was always in the band I was always in the band Yo estaba siempre en la banda Sometimes this dream demands more than I can give it Sometimes this dream demands more than I can give it A veces este sueño exige más de lo que puede dar But even still I don't regret a single minute But even still I don't regret a single minute Pero aún así no me arrepiento ni un solo minuto Oh, to hear you laugh, to feel your pain Oh, to hear you laugh, to feel your pain Oh, oír reír, a sentir el dolor To see a thousand waving flames To see a thousand waving flames Para ver una llama mil agitando It's just a part of me, that's who I am It's just a part of me, that's who I am Es sólo una parte de mí, que es lo que soy I was always in the band I was always in the band Yo estaba siempre en la banda Met her backstage before a show Las Vegas rodeo Met her backstage before a show Las Vegas rodeo Conoció a su backstage antes de un show en Las Vegas rodeo Three months later I asked her for her hand Three months later I asked her for her hand Tres meses más tarde le pidió su mano We tied the knot on the Sixth of June We tied the knot on the Sixth of June Nos ataron el nudo en la Sexta de junio Woulda had a honeymoon Woulda had a honeymoon Woulda había una luna de miel But I was always in the band But I was always in the band Pero yo siempre estaba en la banda Left Dallas on the way to Omaha Left Dallas on the way to Omaha Dallas dejó en el camino a Omaha Round Tapeeka when I got the call Round Tapeeka when I got the call Ronda Tapeeka cuando recibí la llamada Baby's coming, honey, get here when you can Baby's coming, honey, get here when you can Bebé que viene, la miel, se dan cuando se puede Yeah, I guess I shoulda turned that bus around Yeah, I guess I shoulda turned that bus around Sí, supongo que debí haber convertido el autobús alrededor de I'da let 30,000 people down I was always in the band I'da let 30,000 people down I was always in the band I'da que 30.000 personas por siempre estuve en la banda Sometimes this dream demands more than I can give it Sometimes this dream demands more than I can give it A veces este sueño exige más de lo que puede dar But even still I don't regret a single minute But even still I don't regret a single minute Pero aún así no me arrepiento ni un solo minuto Oh, to hear you laugh, to feel your pain Oh, to hear you laugh, to feel your pain Oh, oír reír, a sentir el dolor To see a thousand waving flames To see a thousand waving flames Para ver una llama mil agitando It's just a part of me It's just a part of me Es sólo una parte de mí Thank God she understands Thank God she understands Gracias a Dios que entiende I was always in the band I was always in the band Yo estaba siempre en la banda I was always in the band I was always in the band Yo estaba siempre en la banda