Don't Tell The Band Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bkabbott 

Cover art for Don't Tell The Band lyrics by Widespread Panic

In my personal opinion, Michael Houser found out he had terminal pancreatic cancer. He didn't tell the band for a while because he wanted to keep playing music for a little while longer, before burdening everyone's mind

(with replacement, future career etc.)

I could be wrong.

I was in 8th grade when I got into panic. I'm 22 now. As I come of age, I realize what they're saying (at least from my perspective) we all see things differently.