Leland’s in Japan

Richard’s in a band you know,
and last night they played a show
just to prove they’ve still got what it takes.

They plugged their amps into the wall,
played all the songs they could still recall,
the bar tab was the best it’d been years.

But it’s just not the same with him gone,
and everybody knows where it went wrong.

Leland’s in Japan
Without him there’s no band
Still they do the best they can
while Leland’s in Japan.

As the laser lights flashed past their eyes,
it really was no big surprise
that nothing sounded quite the way it had.

But with makeup smeared and costumes torn,
they felt just like they had been reborn
and they played as if the night might never end.

But it’s just not the same with him gone,
and everybody knows where it went wrong.

Leland’s in Japan
Without him there’s no band.
Still they do the best they can,
while Leland’s in Japan.
Without him there’s no band.
Still they do the best they can,
while Leland’s in Japan.

And as the smoke cleared from the stage,
the drummer finally felt her age
as she stooped to pick her kick-drum from the floor.
Still the guys have no regrets,
as they stand out back with their cigarettes.
It’s the kind of thing you sometimes have to do.

But it’s just not the same with him gone,
and everybody knows where it went wrong.

Leland’s in Japan
Without him there’s no band.
Still they do the best they can,
while Leland’s in Japan.
Without him there’s no band.
Still they do the best they can,
while Leland’s in Japan.

Richard’s in a band you know,
and last night they played a show
just to prove they’ve still got what it takes.