Football Weather

Football Weather

[Intro – Marching Band Build]

Drums rolling,
Brass coming in,
Flags are flying,
Here we go again.

Purple and gold,
Cardinal and white.

One more Saturday,
One more season.

[Verse 1]

Brand-new flags are flying
Out in front of home,
LSU Tigers on one side,
Wisconsin Badgers standing strong.

Still feels like the middle of summer,
Sun beating down by noon,
But underneath that late-summer heat
You know fall is coming soon.

We’ve sat inside both stadiums,
Heard both crowds come alive,
One in Madison,
One in Baton Rouge,
And there’s nothing quite like game day.

[Pre-Chorus]

The experts have been talking
Since sometime back in May,
Rank ’em high,
Rank ’em low,
Let the players settle it Saturday.

[Chorus]

It’s football weather,
Even when it’s ninety-five,
Bands are playing,
Crowds are roaring,
Saturday’s alive.

Who’s gonna win?
Who’s gonna fall?
Who’s overrated after all?

One big play
Can change it all—

It’s football weather again.

[Verse 2 – Wisconsin]

First and ten, Wisconsin!

The crowd is on its feet,
The Badger band comes marching,
And the whole place feels the beat.

“On, Wisconsin!” fills the stadium,
Brass ringing through the air,
Cardinal and white from end to end,
Badger fans are everywhere.

Then three quarters come and go,
And everybody knows what’s next—

Fourth quarter’s coming…

And Camp Randall starts to shake.

[Break – Wisconsin Stadium]

JUMP!

JUMP!

JUMP AROUND!

The whole stadium moving,
Concrete shaking underneath,
Everybody jumping together,
Like Camp Randall’s got a heartbeat.

[Chorus]

It’s football weather,
Now the whole place is alive,
Marching bands,
Fourth-quarter stands,
And everybody jumps in time.

First and ten!

WISCONSIN!

One more drive,
One more chance—

Football weather again.

[Verse 3 – LSU]

Then down in Baton Rouge,
The Tigers take the field,
Purple and gold beneath the lights,
And Tiger Stadium starts to build.

LSU moves the chains—

[Band Stinger]

Daaaaa-da-da-DAT!

Go Tigers!

First down!

The brass hits hard,
The crowd comes right behind,
And before the next snap even comes,
That rhythm’s stuck inside your mind.

[Break – LSU]

First down, Tigers!

Daaaaa-da-da-DAT!

Go Tigers!

Another first down!

Daaaaa-da-da-DAT!

Move those chains,
Keep that drive alive,
Death Valley getting louder
With every yard they drive.

[Verse 4]

Then comes halftime,
And nobody leaves,
Because the bands have got the field.

Lines snap straight,
Drums roll hard,
And the brass makes the whole place feel
Bigger than football,
Bigger than one game,
Bigger than Saturday night.

Marching bands,
Fight songs,
Crowds singing along—

That’s part of why it feels so right.

[Verse 5]

September turns to October,
And finally comes the night
When you step outside after the game
And the air just feels right.

Sweatshirts back,
Leaves start falling,
Cold creeping through the stands,
And now football finally has the weather
Football always had in mind.

[Final Chorus]

It’s football weather,
From Madison down to LSU,
Cardinal and white,
Purple and gold,
Two Saturdays we’ve lived right through.

“First and ten, Wisconsin!”

The Badger band plays on.

LSU moves the chains—

Daaaaa-da-da-DAT!

And Death Valley answers strong.

Marching bands,
Halftime stands,
Jump Around when quarter four begins,

Rankings rise,
Favorites fall—

And Saturday
We do it all again.

[Outro]

The flags are flying.

The band is ready.

The crowd is standing.

First and ten…

Football weather again.