change what I am I was a young troubadour, when I rode in on a song I'll be an old troubadour, when I'm gone I was a young troubadour, when I rode in
Just walked down the street to the coffee shop Had to take a break I'd been by her side for eighteen hours straight Saw a flower growin' in the middle
Well, the House of Cash just burned down All the way to the cold hard ground The doctors came from all over town To see the memories scattered all around
I was there in my trailer down at the jobsite The day that this stranger walked in His face looked so sad and he carried a set of blueprints And as I
Play me a dancer, a hold her hander, old honky tonker Pull her up closer, slow romancer Make her fall in love with me song The room is swimmin' with
Been in the saddle since the sun came up Rounding up strays in this old West Texas dust She's been packing her things since I put coffee on By sundown
Don't go in the summertime It's too hot and the rooms are high But if you go in the fall you'll have a ball There's so much to see and do when you're
The first time I met her, she walked right up to me And said you're who I've wanted to find There was a man she had seen in her dreams And it was me
A banker and a farmer discuss the bottom line It ain't rained and all the crops are dying on the vine Give me more time, you gotta give me more time
Diamonds on the windshield, as heaven starts to cry In his rearview mirror, his angel waves goodbye She knows he's gotta go, she knows he's one of them
Hey baby won't you take a little ride with me Have a look around, see what we can see I've got the paddle, I've got the boat Come on baby I know she'll
I?m on my way to Amarillo I can?t seem to get my fill of That little West Texas town I?ve got a sweet thing built right Betty Head to toe, she?s mighty
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
Translation: Strait, George. Troubadour.
: The first time I met her, she walked right up to me. And said, "You're who I wanted to find." There was a man she had seen in her dreams. And it was
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
: Hey baby, won't you take a little ride with me. Have a look around, see what we can see. I've got the paddle, I've got the boat. Come on baby, I
: Just walked down the street to the coffee shop Had to take a break I'd been by her side for 18 hours straight Saw a flower growin' in the middle
