Ballad of the Troubadour

Ballad of the Troubadour

You know some people just can’t understand

About the fire that burns inside a man

To want to bear his soul across state lines tonight

But there are things out there that don’t compare

It ain’t 9 to 5 - it’s truth, it’s dare

It’s a melancholy werewolf kinda life

But when the lights go down and the curtains part    

And the music really hits its mark

The Ballad of the Troubadour

On the endless search for something more

A song that lasts forever

Can make the world just a little better

And every time he’s had to leave his home

With a guitar into parts unknown

You know a tear falls from the corner of his eye 

And his is wife and child just stand and wave

As the taxi slowly pulls away

And he reminds himself it’s worth the sacrifice

‘Cause from every road to every show

It's the only life he’s ever known

The Ballad of the Troubadour

On the endless search for something more

A song that lasts forever

Can make the world just a little better

What’s the music mean to you        

Is it worth all that it puts him through

Raise a glass to a heart so pure   

And the Ballad of the Troubadour

From the blank page to the studio

To the first time on the radio

The words reach out and they won’t let go

The Ballad of the Troubadour

On the endless search for something more

A song that lasts forever

Can make the world just a little better

Yeah, what’s the music mean to you        

Is it worth all that it puts him through

Raise a glass to a heart so pure   

And the Ballad of the Troubadour

The Ballad of the Troubadour