I'm just a drifter, movin' around from day to day
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I live out on the highway and sleep down in the subway when it rains
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There once was a city girl who longed to love and hold me every night
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But I had to run away and leave her to live my own life
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I know the down and out, I've seen the way the people live
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And I once had a doubt that maybe there was more we all could give
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Then I got older and the wine and life lay heavy on my mind
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And I'm not much wiser now, but thinkin' about it helps to pass the time
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I'm a drifter
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Been up, I've been down, I've been pushed around, still a drifter
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Been got at 'n' fell flat and come back every time
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No luck at the table, I've never been able to hang on to a dime
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Still I find there's love in this heart of mine, oow
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Now I'm on the back-streets, down with the beggars and the thieves
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And I've seen the ladies who just lay about the city when it breathes
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I long to be settled down, but know I'll keep on movin' 'til I die
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And I never had a friend, I only caught the winkin' in her eye
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Oow, I'm a drifter
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Keep on, keep on driftin'
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Always be a drifter
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The Drifter
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| Little River Band |
