*(A Gnome Bard’s Anthem – To the tune of Pink Pony Club)
**(Verse 1)**
I know you wanted me to stay,
But the open road keeps calling, pulling me away.
They say there is a place so bright,
Where taverns glow and bards sing loud through endless night.
I'm having wicked dreams of leaving home behind,
The sound of rolling dice is pulling at my mind.
Won’t make my mother proud, it’s gonna cause a scene,
She sees her wayward child, I know she's gonna scream.
**(Pre-Chorus)**
Oh gods, what have you done?
You're a bard on the run,
And you play for the coin.
Oh mother, I'm just having fun,
With my lute in my hands,
It’s where I belong down at the
Golden Harp Inn.
**(Chorus)**
I'm gonna keep on playing at the
Golden Harp Inn.
Where the tieflings dance and the elves join in,
Where the ale flows free and the tales begin,
I’m gonna keep on singing at the
Golden Harp Inn, Golden Harp Inn.
**(Verse 2)**
From Baldur’s Gate to Waterdeep,
From Silverymoon to candlelit streets.
The Underdark hums far below,
While the Feywild sings in a twilight glow.
I sat with drow in Luskan halls,
Drank with dwarves behind Mithral walls.
I bet my soul in a devil’s game,
Then won it back with a song and my name.
**(Pre-Chorus)**
Oh gods, what have you done?
You're a bard on the run,
And you play for the coin.
Oh mother, I'm just having fun,
With my lute in my hands,
It’s where I belong down at the
Golden Harp Inn.
**(Chorus)**
I'm gonna keep on playing at the
Golden Harp Inn.
Where the tieflings dance and the elves join in,
Where the ale flows free and the tales begin,
I’m gonna keep on singing at the
Golden Harp Inn, Golden Harp Inn.
**(Bridge - Spoken, Reflective, Otherworldly)**
Don’t think I left you all behind,
Still love you and my home, you're always on my mind.
And mother, every festival bright,
I can hear your voice a thousand miles away, saying—
**(Final Chorus)**
Oh gods, what have you done?
You're a bard on the run,
And you play for the coin.
Oh mother, I'm just having fun,
With my lute in my hands,
It’s where I belong down at the
Golden Harp Inn.
I'm gonna keep on playing at the
Golden Harp Inn.
Where the tieflings dance and the elves join in,
Where the ale flows free and the tales begin,
I’m gonna keep on singing at the
Golden Harp Inn, Golden Harp Inn.
I'm gonna keep on singing,
I'm gonna keep on singing.
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