[DONNY]
There is a train, it leaves the station at a quarter after five
And it's direct from Union Terminal
Right there in Public Square
A quarter after five
And where does it arrive?
At Grand Central Station
The Cleveland Limited of New York Central Railroad
Has first class Pullman cars
For big time movie stars
And we're gonna take one

I see it all
The leather seat, the steak we'll eat
And then that train conductor's call
He'll say, "Right this way
We've reserved this just for you
You've been waiting for this day
It's the least that we can do"

"Let me take your bags my friend
You've been carrying those for far too long
Troubled times are at an end
And we're waiting to hear your song
It's a privilege, sir, may I say
Right this way"
And in Times Square
The Hotel Astor stands eleven stories high
A first class grand hotel
The lobby's in a movie that I saw last month as well
With Garland and Walker
And on the top — a rooftop garden
With a bandstand in the sky
Cream of the crop
Where Dorsey swings and Ella sings
And I swear someday so will I

They'll say, "Right this way
We've reserved this just for you
You've been waiting for this day
It's the least that we can do
You've arrived at last my friend
You've been fighting for far too long"

After bunks on cargo ships
After trenches in the rain
After running for cover
While dodging the flack
And three years and eight months
To fight my way back

[THE BAND]
And losing my faith
[DONNY]
While busting my ass
I think that we are entitled to travel first class

(spoken)
Don't you?

[WAYNE, spoken]
How?

[DONNY]
Whatever gigs, whatever dates
Whatever bookings we can get
We take 'em all
If there's a club in town where we can play a set
We are not finished yet

[DAVY]
There's liquor dives

[JOHNNY]
And party rooms

[WAYNE]
And V.A. Halls I bet
[DONNY, spoken]
Right!

[THE BAND]
This challenge will be met
We'll fight for ourselves now

[DONNY]
And all of the wrongs
Will be made right this way

[THE BAND]
We'll hear, "Right this way"
After all that we've been through
We've been waiting for this day
It's the least that they can do
We've arrived at last my friend
We've been fighting for far too long

[THE BAND & JULIA]
Troubled times are at an end
And they're waiting to hear our song
You can bet we intend to stay
Right this way