Fine Life
| Tonis van Driele |
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Come to me now son, and gather the armor
And take up this blade that has served me so well It's time that you started your journey to knighthood A difficult task but this wisdom I'll tell It's a fine life To take up this challenge It's a grand life To do what we do It's a hard life Without any honor So stand by your promises Keep your blade true And so I set off on the road to the castle To meet wi' a knight that I would squire to And there he did ask me, “Why is it you want this?” “I'll have my answer before I train you.” It's a fine life To take up this challenge It's a grand life To do what we do It's a hard life Without any honor So stand by your promises Keep your blade true For many long years I did learn from my master We fought side by side at the tourneys and fields Usurpers and brigands they tasted our mettle But true were our weapons and honored our shields It's not enough to carry the day When all that you know is to fight The power of man is in choices they say To go 'gainst the odds and to do what is right It's a fine life To take up this challenge It's a grand life To do what we do It's a hard life Without any honor So stand by your promises Keep your blade true It's been many long years since they granted my knighthood And many more still since I gave them my word Usurpers and traitors have tasted my weapons Their blades were not true and too late they did learn It's a fine life To take up this challenge It's a grand life To do what we do It's a hard life Without any honor So stand by your promises Keep your blade true So come to me now son And gather the armor And take up this blade That has served me so well |
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