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Troubadour Lyrics
I still feel 25,
most of the time.
I still raise a little cain with the boys.
Honky tonks and pretty women.
Lord I'm still right there with them.
Singing above the crowd and the noise.
(Chorus)
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James,
Still trying to make a name.
Knowing nothings gonna change what I am.
I was a young troubadour,
when I rode in on a song.
and I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
Well, The truth about a mirror,
It's that a damn old mirror.
Don't really tell the whole truth,
It don't show what's deep inside.
Or read between the lines,
and it's really no reflection of my youth.
(Repeat Chorus)
I was a young troubadour,
when I rode in on a song.
and I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
most of the time.
I still raise a little cain with the boys.
Honky tonks and pretty women.
Lord I'm still right there with them.
Singing above the crowd and the noise.
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James,
Still trying to make a name.
Knowing nothings gonna change what I am.
I was a young troubadour,
when I rode in on a song.
and I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
It's that a damn old mirror.
Don't really tell the whole truth,
It don't show what's deep inside.
Or read between the lines,
and it's really no reflection of my youth.
when I rode in on a song.
and I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
I'll be an old troubadour,
when I'm gone.
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Submitted by
charlag On Sep 19, 2008
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man...nobody's commented on this song yet? This is one of my favourite George Strait songs. Troubadours were composers of songs or poems who flourished from about 1100 to about 1300.
What I gather from it, is that he's saying even though he's getting older, he still fondly remembers his young days and still lives them.
As far as the second verse goes, I'd say that could be interpreted as when you look in the mirror, it only shows you the outside, (face value) of a person, and doesn't show their personality.
The song as a whole I think is about life's journey, and about how everyone is always on one continuous trek that never ends until you're 6 feet under. I can feel what George is singing about...I'm going to be 23 soon a senior in college, and boy do I miss being 18 and a senior in high school...best times of my life.
Yeah, if you've made it from 18 to 23, you've just about seen it all. The good times are behind you now.
Haha, exactly what I thought.
Haha, exactly what I thought.
Even though George doesn't write most of his songs, you would think he would've wrote this one, considering it sounds like his personal life story. It's amazing how after 30 years of being in the business George is not only still performing, but he still has a successful career, & hasn't lost touch with his fanbase or been dropped from his record label, as many "old" artists tend to do so. He has over 50 #1 hits on the country chart, & amazingly he's still as popular today as he was in '82!
I agree Gold Star Deli. Im a freshmen in college, and I already miss High School. But when I think about it, it reminds me to keep having fun while Im young.
Great song.