Drifter

He walks alone in the blanket of night
His lever draggin' on the ground
Drift from town to town no way wrong, no way right
Collectin' what he needs from what is found

Every day is another day
And the drifter's road has got footprints every way

Stories are his gold with us in the tongue they're told
Hanging on his every single word
People sit and wonder some are young, some are old
Amazed at what was said, believin' what was heard

Every day is another day
And the drifter's road takes you every way
So I asked him: Can I come along?
Walkin' free out there is where I belong
And he said: Your choice is nothin' but your own
Yeah, he said: You blink your eyes, I might be gone
You'd be left out on the road

Ten years go by I walk upon familiar ground
Stories that I heard are mine to share
Pieces of a younger me step out from the crowd
Askin', can I take him anywhere?

Every day is another day
And the drifter's road takes you every way
So he asked me: Can I come along?
Walkin' free out there is where I belong
And I said: Your choice is nothin' but your own
Yeah, I said: You blink your eyes, I might be gone
You'd be left out on the road