🎙 I Still Feel 25 Most of the Time
“Troubadour” – George Strait’s Quiet Reflection on Time, Legacy, and Still Being a Song Man at Heart
There are songs about youth.
There are songs about age.
And then, there’s “Troubadour” — a song about standing right between the two, smiling back at the road behind you… and still taking one more step forward.
🎵 The Song
Released in 2008, “Troubadour” was written by Leslie Satcher and Monty Holmes, and became the title track of George Strait’s album of the same name. It hit country radio at a time when Strait was already a legend — over 50 number-one hits, decades into his career, and still quietly showing up.
The lyrics don’t boast. They whisper with pride.
“I still feel 25 most of the time…”
“I still raise a little cain with the boys.”
“But you don’t give in, and you don’t give up — that’s the fire that keeps you warm.”
It’s not about chasing glory — it’s about carrying it with grace.
🎸 What It Really Means
A troubadour is an old term for a traveling musician, one who sings about life, love, and the people he meets along the way.
George Strait is that.
Not flashy. Not dramatic. Just a man who sings, then lets the song speak louder than he does.
“Troubadour” is his way of saying:
“I may be older now, but the music — and the fire — never left.”
It’s a song for every man or woman who’s grown into themselves without losing who they were.
📻 The Legacy
Though not his biggest charting single, “Troubadour” became a fan-favorite and a personal anthem for George Strait himself. He performed it at award shows, tribute specials, and it’s often requested at his concerts.
It’s played at weddings. At retirements. At funerals.
Because it captures something universal: the quiet pride of a life well-lived, and still having one more story to sing.
“I was a young troubadour / When I rode in on a song…”
“And I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone.”
That line… it doesn’t feel sad.
It feels true.
And true songs are the ones that never leave us.