Out on the Road

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Out on the road, it's dark and it's cold Said my mother as she passed by You'll never stick it long enough You're a fool to even try [Verse 2] You've gone off with a band of men All addicts, skites, and bums So you think you will enjoy your life In the tenancy and the slums [Chorus] Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li Out on the road is where your uncle died Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li I have no time for you on the road [Verse 3] Playing music ain't no way to live It's hungry, cold, and slack And if you walk out that door, my son Well, you won't be coming back [Verse 4] But it's down the pub, all my friends are there And there's no place that I'd rather be So you think this life will engulf me? Well, I'll tell you we'll just wait and see [Chorus] Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li Out on the road is where your uncle died Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li I have no time for you on the road [Verse 5] So I kissed my tearful father At the door and I left him there With five bottles of Bushmill's and two on my chair We set out for the county Clare [Verse 6] And it's Ceili's jigs and booze in Kilrush Dooneed can be quite a thrill And I won't come back 'till I've made my name Until I have had my fill [Chorus] Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li Out on the road is where your uncle died Too-ra-la, too-ra-la, too-ra-la-li I have no time for you on the road [Outro] I have no time for you on the road I have no time for you on the road