The Drifter - Long John Baldry

I’m just a drifter

I go from place to place

I’m just a drifter

Nobody knows my face

And when I go into a town

The people there they try and put me down

They say hey drifter

We don’t want your kind around

So I go my way

Back to the highway

I’m just a drifter

Out in this world alone

I’m just a drifter

No place to call my home

I see lovers pass me by

I watch them all with a tear in my eye

I can’t help feelin' how lucky they are

Laughin' and talkin' as they go walkin'

And then at night

Stars are so bright

I see your face before me

It brings back the memory

Of days gone by

Of a you and I

And then I cry

Woe how I cry

Oh I’m just a drifter

I go from town to town

I’m just a drifter

But I wasn’t always down

'Cause once I had a love by my side

A love so strong that money couldn’t buy

But heaven called and took her away

Out of my arms and led me to wander

I’m just a drifter

I go from town to town

I’m just a drifter

But I wasn’t always down

I’m just a drifter

I go from town…