I'm just a drifter, moving 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 thinking 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, ooh Now I'm on the backstreets, 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 moving 'til I die, oh And I never had a friend, I only caught the winking in her eye Ooh, I'm a drifter Keep on, keep on drifting Always be a drifter