View From The Stage - Pat Kinsella

There's sawdust on the floor And this ain't a bad gig to play
A banker own the joint Got to beg him for our pay
We've been to Nashville We can drop a couple names
But we can't drop our day jobs So we play a weekend warrior's game

Now the view from the stage Will never change
There's always somebody Trying to arrange
A secret rendezvous They'd be better to avoid
They're just trying to fill some lonesome void
Oh Hell I know That I should act my age
But I just can't get over This view from the stage

Got a family lovin' woman Just as soon as I stay home
But I'm a cowboy gypsy poet With a destiny to roam
Catch me on a bad night I appear near the end of my rope
But when I'm riding tall I got my songs to give me faith and hope

Now the view from the stage Will never change
There's always somebody Eager to arrange
Those backstage deals I really should avoid
Must be a better way to fill that lonesome void
Oh Hell I know I should act my age
But I still can't get over This view from the stage

Catch me on a bad night I appear near the end of my rope
But when I'm riding tall I got my songs to give me faith and hope

Well its last call now And you know this ain't no motel
We sang all of our songs They sold all the whiskey they could sell

Now the view from the stage Is still the same
Well I hear what you're saying But I don't recall your name
I had it right here On the tip of my mind
Then I forgot what I've been trying to find
Hell I know That I should act my age
But I just can't get over This view from the stage
No I just can't get over This view from the stage