The Roamer
from The Beginnings of Edward Mckilroy by Fergusson Elliott
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lyrics
The Roamer.
(In Celebration of life on the road)
We sing the same old tragic songs,
And believe in a life we've never known,
The sounds of travelling folk are heard,
Deep in this roaming soul of mine.
Well the bills they be mounting up again,
While the drink it becomes my bosom friend,
The government says you can't escape the toil,
They can't abide a roaming boy.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land that feeds my roaming soul.
You say a house is everything,
A sexy car and a holiday in spring,
A loving wife and kids to hold my hand,
Forget the roaming in my mind.
Then you see all our friends next-door,
You watch them fight and tear their lives once more,
While their kids are taking everything,
It's just the cost of plugging in.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land.
And then these faces come the many lovers I've known,
Questioning my mind ridicule my soul,
This stunning land.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land that feeds my roaming soul...
(In Celebration of life on the road)
We sing the same old tragic songs,
And believe in a life we've never known,
The sounds of travelling folk are heard,
Deep in this roaming soul of mine.
Well the bills they be mounting up again,
While the drink it becomes my bosom friend,
The government says you can't escape the toil,
They can't abide a roaming boy.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land that feeds my roaming soul.
You say a house is everything,
A sexy car and a holiday in spring,
A loving wife and kids to hold my hand,
Forget the roaming in my mind.
Then you see all our friends next-door,
You watch them fight and tear their lives once more,
While their kids are taking everything,
It's just the cost of plugging in.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land.
And then these faces come the many lovers I've known,
Questioning my mind ridicule my soul,
This stunning land.
Well it sings to me the open road and all its glories,
A thousand nights in every town a million stories,
By day a different scene unveils majestic hills and vales,
This stunning land that feeds my roaming soul...
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from The Beginnings of Edward Mckilroy,
released January 1, 2013
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