Second Banana - Buddy Whittington

May not be the fairest in all the land

But if you need the gig done, baby I’m your man

I’ll be there when your artist goes beserk

Cause the thunder makes the racket

But the lightnin' does the work

I can get the show on from Altoona to Atlanta

Backin' up the front-man, I’m the second banana

I’ll listen while you moan about your life

Run interference when your girlfriend

Meets your next ex-wife

Take you to the hotel when it’s a drag

And wait out at the airport when they’ve lost your bag

I’ll keep track of your man-purse with

Your phone and your day planner

I can make it happen, I’m the second banana

There ain’t much of a market for good ol' boys like me cause when the lights come on We ain’t the ones you paid to see

but I can set the gear up and start the show

While the big shot is in the lobby selling

Swag and snaggin' all your dough

I can fake your autograpgh while you’re in your pajamas

Sawin' logs in you bus bunk, I’m the second banana

I can make a snap decision when

they bounce the check in Boise

I’m a pretty good technician when

Your preamp tubes get noisy

Your constructive criticism serves

To add to my annoyment

But I’ll perform with great precision to provide

Sustained employment

You can run me hard and put me to the test

you can ask for my opinion, but I digress

Cause everybody’s got one from Sinatra to Santana

Placed strategically behind them just a second banana

==Credits==

Composed By = Buddy Whittington