Lucky Men
Written by Zan
To the tune of Renegade, written by Tommy Shaw
[Dennis]
Daaammmnnn!!!!
[Tommy]
The lights go up, and we come out
the crowds are astounding
it's safe to say, we've got it made
though some say we're drowning
Every night we'll come to play
in a brand new town each day
We're all lucky men...
I wanna spend more years on the road
and sell more higher priced tickets.
Women will make us all come alive
when they will throw their lacey threads.
Dear God, I almost feel like I'm flying
and I know I'm not alone
Hey man, life's not about feeling hollow
'cuz we're not here very long.
The gigs are fun, the fans are loud
our hearts are a' pounding
it's safe to say, we've made our way
though some may be frowning
And it's so much fun to play
"What color is Glen's hair today?"
We are lucky men.
Oh Lordy we will feel all the humming from the crowds that STYX will draw
Gowan will jump on down from those keyboards when he sings our trademark
song...
The lights go up, and we come out
the fans are astounding
We love to play and dress this way
and like how we're sounding.
Nevermore will Dennis say,
"You'll do it my way today."
We're such lucky men.
We're lucky men.
Interpretation
It all started with the release of Brave New World. Tommy Shaw and James Young wanted to release the album in the summer of 1999 and immediately tour to support the album. Dennis DeYoung was suffering from a mysterious illness that baffled doctors and left him unable to tour. He also wanted more time to finish the album. The album was released that summer over Dennis' objections, and the band went on the road with Lawrence Gowan filling in for Dennis and Glen Burtnik returning to fill in for Chuck Panozzo, who had previously decided to retire. Rumors started surfacing on the Internet, interviews and on-line chats with band members revealed conflicting and changing stories. Flame wars erupted on the various Styx e-mail lists as the fans polarized over the band's internal issues. Meanwhile, the Styx tour continued without Dennis, whose health improved enough to begin a highly-acclaimed solo tour with a 50-piece orchestra. This parody makes light of the situation while looking at the fun that the rest of Styx appear to be having on tour without Dennis. It makes reference to two aspects of the 1999-2000 tour, one being Glen's changing hair color and the other being Lawrence's flying leap from his keyboards during Come Sail Away.
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