Everyone was counting on The Five By Five But the gate was open when the Glass Menagerie came alive A singer for the Shadows played four thirty after school And the Red (something) was rocking but they breaking all the rules It was a parking lot party for the local music fan And they were taking no prisoners at the Battle of the Bands
The Bar Fish broke the Red Kettle in two Tom and the Cats were playing the Summertime Blues Mouse and the Traps were playing just can't win And my goodness Johnny Greene and the Green Men It was a parking lot party for the local music fan They were taking no prisoners at the battle of the bands
Well NAPA was king and the union was strong Just crossed the river where the neon shown Sweet sweet summer couldn't last too long, couldn't last too long, yeah