Lyrics

[Verse 1] Who's that drifter on the side of the road, on the side of the road? I recognize him in a dirty old robe, dirty old robe, dirty old robe Let's go lift him wherever he goes, wherever he goes, he goes, he goes No more drifter on the side of the road, on the side of the road He climbed into my big black truck, my big black truck He poured water in a wooden cup, in a wooden cup, in a wooden cup "Evil forces," he said to me, he said to me, he said to me "Caught my good scent and on my heels, and on my heels I will fight them whenever I can, whenever I can, I can, I can With a smile, I will give my life and fight them on the other side" [Chorus] If you see a halo, at least wave as you pass by it on the road [Verse 2] 'cause that would be the drifter well on his way, well on his way We pulled into a Flying J, a Flying J Where we both shared a piece of pizza pie, a piece of pizza pie, a piece of pizza pie "Where you headed?" I asked him, I asked him "New York City," he said to me, he said to me, he said to me "If you take me," he went on to say, he went on to say "I will give you the map to the beyond, the map to the beyond" "Sounds like a good deal," he paid the tip, we both jumped up and got back in [Chorus] If you see a halo, at least wave as you pass by it on the road [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] We stopped to sleep in east Tennessee And he used the time to go out and eat Did a quick jig on top of a hill When he returned, he slept for a spell [Verse 3] Cross Bronx Expressway at a quarter to four, quarter to four, quarter to four Was a vendor selling cordless phones, cordless phones, cordless phones Drifter bought one for ten dollars, ten dollars, ten dollars Made a phone call, it went a little like this, it went a little like this "On my way now, and will be there soon, and will be there soon Bring my wetsuit and my good tap shoes, and my good tap shoes Not the old ones that hang upon the wall, hang upon the wall But the new ones in the silver case, in the silver case" Then he hung up and chucked it out my truck, chucked it out my truck Central Park West, I paid a price to park, paid a price to park Mighty Oak Lodge, then he waved at me, and he waved at me "What about the bargain?" I yelled at him, I yelled at him "Oh, I forgot, go to the Poconos, go to the Poconos..."