Barbra Streisand

Dolly
Before the parade passes by
Before it goes on, and only Im left
Before the parade passes by
Ive gotta get in step while theres still time left
Im ready to move out in front
Life without life has no reason or rhyme left
With the rest of them
With the best of them
I wanna hold my head up high
I need got a goal again
I need got a drive again
I wanna feel my heart coming alive again
Before the parade passes by...
Before the parade passes by
Ive gotta go and taste Saturdays high life
Before the parade passes by
Ive gotta get some life back into my life
Im ready to move out in front
Ive had enough of just passing by life
With the rest of them
With the best of them
I can hold my head up high
For Ive got a goal again
Ive got a drive again
I wanna feel my heart coming alive again
Before the parade passes by
[Interlude]
[All:]
When the parade passes by
Listen and hear that brass harmony growing
When the parade passes by
Pardon me if my old spirit is showing
All of those lights over there
Seem to be telling me where Im going
[Dolly:]
When the whistles blow
And the cymbals crash
And the sparklers light the sky
Im gonna raise the roof
Im gonna carry on
Give me an old trombone
Give me an old baton
Before the parade passes by!
[ Before The Parade Passes By Lyrics ]