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I’m A Drifter Lyrics By Bobby Goldsboro

    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 not 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

    lets 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
    lookin for the answer to my sorrow
    and if the answer is you then i’ll be back tomorrow

    i’m a drifter ‘fade

    Artist: Bobby Goldsboro

    Year: 1969

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 175