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The Troubadour

from From Which I Came by Steel Audrey

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I found myself walking the streets of another city that I didn’t know
I was tired and hungry and cross as a sailor
And I needed to get out of the cold

I spotted a place called Old Edith’s Saloon, where she poured me a bitter stout
She said “boy, that’ll give you hair in all the right places”
She offered me a smile; I gave her a frown

I told her I wasn’t looking for company
And that my wallet was nearer to dry
But I could tell that she was lonely and looking for someone to share a drink and a smile

So she poured me another and asked if I always traveled with my guitar in hand
I shrugged off my jacket and with a chip on my shoulder
I told her all about my old man

He loved to sing Kristofferson, Dylan and old Guthrie too
He wasn’t a singer, and he wasn’t a picker
But his words were honest and true
He’d say, country singers and troubadour travellers are some of the poorest of folk
But they sing out for others who can't tell their tales
And that makes them richer than most

I could tell that old Edith had been been through a lot
So I asked her if she had a beau; I held her gaze until she looked away
And when she turned back, she said "boy, you should go"

I said, little lady, you're not the only one who's had their share of woes
I had a woman, a home, and a hope
But I threw it away for the road

‘Cause I love to sing Kristofferson, Dylan and old Guthrie too
I'm not the best singer, and I'm a terrible picker
But my words are honest and true
Country singers and troubadour travellers are some of the poorest of folk
But we sing out for others who can't tell their tales
And that makes us richer than most

Old Edith, she asked me if I was a picker, a chooser, a cheat, or a goat
I told her I was hungry and looking for something to take the bite from the cold

So she fed me a riddle and said she was once a singer who’d fallen on desperate days
I could tell she had a spot in her heart for my calling, so I sang her a verse and refrain

I love to sing Kristofferson, Dylan and old Guthrie too
I'm not the best singer, and I'm a terrible picker
But my words are honest and true
Country singers and troubadour travellers are some of the poorest of folk
But we sing out for others who can't tell their tales
And that makes us richer than most

So sing out for others who can't tell their tales
And you will be richer than most

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from From Which I Came, released October 14, 2014

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Steel Audrey Vancouver, British Columbia

Steel Audrey is a country-folk artist with a “rustic, old world sound packaged inside the cargo car of a freight train...” (Songoid). His ability to tell a story through song is reminiscent of Kristofferson, Dylan and Springsteen. His blue-collar origins are evident in both narrative and delivery .."extra powerful and raspy... It’s not a pretty picture, but then, life never is.” (Greyowl Point) ... more

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