Curse Of The Traveller

curse  of  the  traveller-Chris  Rea

  On  the  restless  road  to  nowhere

    Theres  no  certain  peace  it  seems

    Desire  to  keep  on  moving

    Till  the  river  of  dreams

    Is  it  just  because  someone  told  you

    Is  it  just  because  you  found

    Old  freedom  feels  uneasy

    when  duty  is  around

    When  allegiance  asks  the  questions

    Old  freedom  twists  and  turns

    And  chokes  on  codes  of  honour

    On  the  sword  of  no  return

    And  its  the  curse  of  the  traveller

    The  curse  of  the  traveller

  Got  a  hold  of  me

    And  it  wont  let  you  be

    And  in  sleepless  nights

    Youll  call  her  name

    And  feel  loneliness  cold  to  the  bone

    And  when  the  daylight  breaks

    This  old  tired  heart  aches

    To  be  such  a  long  way,

    such  a  long  way  from  home

    And  you  long  for  the  harbourlights

    But  youll  never  be  free

    Of  the  craving  for  refuge

    And  the  call  of  the  sea

    Always  wanting  to  sell  up

    But  always  needing  to  buy

    So  till  the  road  leads  to  somewhere

    And  that  river  runs  dry

    Its  the  curse  of  the  traveller

    Aint  gonna  let  you  be

    The  curse  of  the  traveller

    And  it  sure  got  a  hold  of  me