Troubadours

[Verse 1]
Cold windy morning
The rainclouds are forming
And I gotta catch another train
To a broken hotel
Where I'll sleep for a spell
Before I have to sing songs again

[Verse 2]
And Scott's writing poetry
John's singing balladry
Alan's in the USA
Living on your applause
We are the troubadours
With something inside to say

[Chorus]
And we never slow down
We just pass through
We come to your town
And we play for you
And we meet when we can
In a battered bar
Drink a bottle of wine
To a rising star

[Verse 3]
Rab's on the bus again
Ralph's on a street of pain
David's on his forest mile
People down by the sea
Sing songs by Jeremy
So sad they raise a smile

[Verse 4]
Rosie writes lullabies
Somewhere a baby cries
Asking for her to stay
Living on your applause
We are the troubadours
With something inside to say

[Chorus]
And we never slow down
We just pass through
We come to your town
And we play for you
And we meet when we can
In a battered bar
Drink a bottle of wine
To a rising star

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
And we never slow down
We just pass through
We come to your town
And we play for you
And we meet when we can
In a battered bar
Drink a bottle of wine
To a rising star

[Verse 5]
So please, if we sing a song
Ask you to sing along
Don't be afraid to try
There's joy and there's sorrow
There's hope for tomorrow
So we'll see you by-and-by

[Verse 6]
If we leave a memory
That's all we hope to be
Helping you through your day
Living on your applause
We are the troubadours
With something inside to say

[Outro]
Yes, sleeping on empty
'Cause we are the troubadours
Travelling along our way