The Drifter

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm just a drifter Movin' around from day to day I live out on the highway And sleep down in the subway when it rains [Verse 2] There once was a city girl Who longed to love and hold me every night But I had to run away, and leave her To live my own life [Verse 3] I know the down and out I've seen the way the people live (seen the way people live) And I once had a doubt That maybe there was more we all could give [Verse 4] Then I got older And the wine and life lay heavy On my mind I'm not much wiser now But thinkin' about it Helps to pass the time And I'm a drifter [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] I've been up, I've been down I've been pushed around, still a drifter Been got at 'n' fell flat And come back every time No luck at the table, I've never been able To hang on to a dime Still I find there's love in this heart of mine, ooo [Verse 5] Now I'm on the back-streets Down with the beggars and the thieves And I've seen the ladies who just lay about the city When it breathes [Verse 6] I long to be settled down But know I'll keep on movin' 'til I die, ohh oh ohh And I never had a friend I only caught the winkin' in her eye [Outro] Ooh, I'm a drifter Keep on, keep on driftin' Always be a drifter Yeah