You knew I could not stay for long
When you asked me to come over
In the wee hours of the mornin'
I said I could not let the sunrise catch me sleepin'
And that is why I've givin' you fair warnin'
And though you might have loved me
Like I never ever have been loved before
Your front door is open and I've got to keep on movin'
So I will stay with you a while
And then I'll let my hitch hike thumb take me to where I wanna
Because I've got to keep on searchin' for the dream
That I've been seekin' since I left my home in Oklahoma
And who's to say, but that I might be back tomorrow
If I find there's only sorrow
You may see me from your windowsill, next mornin'
I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain
I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain
The pain that comes with loneliness
So I drift from town to town, searchin' all around
Lookin' for the answer to my sorrow
And if the answer is you, then I'll be back tomorrow
Let's make the most of time before the break of day
But don't try to make me stay, if I don't want to
Because I've got to keep on searchin' for that dream
And you can't bind me with the simple words "I love you"
But if I realize the dream that I've been searchin' for
Is waitin' here behind your door
Then I'll come back to stay, if you still want me to
I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain
I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain
The pain that comes with loneliness
So I drift from town to town, searchin' all around
Lookin' for the answer to my sorrow
And if the answer is you, then I'll be back tomorrow
I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain
I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain
The pain that comes with loneliness
So I drift from town to town, searchin' all around