Hard to Play the Steel Guitar (For Super Frank)

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