Kings of the Grandstand

Kings of the Grandstand
© copyright 2015

Contact Info:
Billy Kemp - 615-947-7183
billykempmusic@gmail.com

Release date: September 1, 2017

Composer: Billy Kemp and Jeni Hankins
Publisher: Willbilly Music, BMI- Lulu Wall Music, BMI

There's a track in my hometown
Where I misspent my youth
With my brother and my father
Playing ponies, to tell the truth
We'd go down to the paddock
To see who was in luck
Then we'd place our bets
And hope that it struck

All the colors were flying
Black, gold, and pink
Lawyers in the clubhouse
Cool in the heat
We stood in the sun
Tickets in our hand
Up on the bleachers
Kings of the grandstand

They're off, Just look at em run
Fingers crossed again
No, There's nothing like a horse
comin' home to win
And there's nothing like the sound
Of the opening of the gate
You're sure to win tomorrow
If you don't win today

My mother was kind hearted
And had a sense of romance
She kept us in shoes
And waited on lady chance
To smile on our father
To bring him another win
So he'd come home for dinner
And make her laugh again

They're off, Just look at em run
Fingers crossed again
No, There's nothing like a horse
comin' home to win
And there's nothing like the sound
Of the opening of the gate
You're sure to win tomorrow
If you don't win today