Hard to Play the Steel Guitar (For Super Frank) - Corb Lund

Well it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

And the drums’ll lose their place if the bass comes in too soon

Them harmonies are hard on me in the middle of the afternoon

And it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

I’ll be talkin' to the man at the monitors and the local soundguy’s fired

Just how’m I supposed to hear up here?

The boys are sick and tired

We’ve played a lot of places and there’s one that holds true

It’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

And the goddamned plane with the gear didn’t make it here so it made us late

We missed the check and the house tech left and the gunners took our stage

If they don’t turn off that fog machine I’m gonna shoot somebody soon

'Cause it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the band’s all turnin' blue

Well it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

And the drums’ll lose their place if the bass comes in too soon

Them harmonies are hard on me in the middle of the afternoon

And it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

There’s feedback, buzz and hummin', how the hell is this place wired?

It’s a bunch of thugs that run this club, the promoter is a liar

There’s a reason that they call a guarantee a guarantee

Well it’s hard to play the steel guitar when you might be playin' for free

Well it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune

And the drums’ll lose their place if the bass comes in too soon

Them harmonies are hard on me in the middle of the afternoon

And it’s hard to play the steel guitar when the singer’s out of tune