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Introduction

There’s something quietly powerful about “Troubadour.” It’s not just a song — it’s a reflection in the rearview mirror, the kind you catch in the middle of a long drive when the sun starts to dip and life feels both big and small at the same time.

When George Strait released it in 2008, he wasn’t just singing about a wandering musician — he was telling his own story. The song captures what it means to grow older without losing your fire. “I still feel 25 most of the time,” he sings, and you believe him — not because he’s pretending time hasn’t passed, but because he’s learned to carry youth in spirit, not years.

“Troubadour” hits different because it’s honest. It’s about being proud of your scars, about knowing the road’s been long but the journey still matters. It’s that moment when you realize you don’t have to be the young gun anymore — just the man who kept showing up, guitar in hand, heart still open.

What makes it special isn’t the fame or the flawless production. It’s the humility in the message — the reminder that life, like music, isn’t about chasing perfection. It’s about standing tall in who you’ve become and still finding a song worth singing.

Maybe that’s why “Troubadour” feels timeless. Because no matter where you are in life, it whispers the same truth George has lived all along: growing old doesn’t mean fading — it means learning how to shine softer, and truer.

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I still feel twenty-five most of the time
I still raise a little Cain with the boys
Honky Tonks and pretty women
But Lord I’m still right there with ’em
Singing above the crowd and the noise

[Chorus]
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James
Still trying to make a name
Knowing nothing’s gonna change what I am
I was a young troubadour
When I rode in on a song
And I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone

[Verse 2]
Well, the truth about a mirror
Is that a damned old mirror
Don’t really tell the whole truth
It don’t show what’s deep inside
Or read between the lines
And it’s really no reflection of my youth

[Chorus]
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James
Still trying to make a name
Knowing nothing’s gonna 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 on a song
And I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone

[Outro]
I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone