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The Troubadour's Song

from Jimmy & the Moon by The Stephen Stanley Band

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THE TROUBADOUR’S SONG
When I first heard Alun play the “Dust of Beijing,”
we were at the Troubadour and you’d just walked in
You wondered out loud how did my skin get so thin

But there’s so much hidden in that song, and when a moment passes is it gone?
But I thought this year we were going to win
Now it seems so many things are coming to an end
Don’t cry for me and don’t cry for my friends

Let the last person who walks through that door whisper goodbye to the Troubadour
The last time I stood next to her was up on these boards

But I never really figured out what she was looking for

Not a word was spoken and we both walked through that door

And in a cloud of smoke we parted ways, now we don’t speak too much these days
And I thought this year we were going to win
Now it seems so many things are coming to an end
Don’t cry for me and don’t cry for my friends

Let the last person who walks through that door whisper goodbye to the Troubadour
It took you by surprise, hold Kristi if she cries, I can see it in her eyes but the sun is going to rise, and we’ll drink to better days, so keep your glasses raised,
keep your glasses raised...
Michael O’Grady please pour another round
And play the tin whistle because we need to hear that sound
And let this be one night that our feet don’t touch the ground

We’ll linger and hang on every word, later we’ll kick the daylight to the curb
But I thought this year we were going to win
Now it seems so many things are coming to an end
Don’t cry for me and don’t cry for my friends

Let the last person who walks through that door whisper goodbye to the Troubadour
And I thought this year we were going to win
One chapter close to let another one begin
So let’s agree for now that this is not the end

We’ll let the last person who walks through that door whisper goodbye to the Troubadour
Let the last person who walks through that door whisper goodbye to the Troubadour

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from Jimmy & the Moon, track released November 24, 2017

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The Stephen Stanley Band Toronto, Ontario

The Stephen Stanley Band announce their new album, Before The Collapse Of The
Hive (Wolfe Island Records) will be released on November 10, 2023. It's an album
brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling
that highlights Stephen's immediate world: those he loves, and those he's lost.


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