The Drifter

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

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

I know the down and out, I've seen the way the people live

And I once had a doubt that maybe there was more we all could give

Then I got older and the wine and life lay heavy on my mind

And I'm not much wiser now, but thinkin' about it helps to pass the time

I'm a drifter

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, oow

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

I long to be settled down, but know I'll keep on movin' 'til I die

And I never had a friend, I only caught the winkin' in her eye

Oow, I'm a drifter

Keep on, keep on driftin'

Always be a drifter