The Drifter
Roy Clark & Clarence Lyrics

Once again
I have this feeling inside me again

There's a feeling inside of me
I have an emotional sensation

Nothing new
It's not something unfamiliar

I've felt it before
I have experienced it previously

Like the voice of hunger
It's similar to a feeling of starvation

Inside of me crying out
It's screaming within me

There's got to be more
There has to be something else

I'll put my faith
I will trust

In the arms of an open road
In the embrace of an unrestricted path

And you can come along
If you want, you can accompany me

If you choose
It's up to you

'Cause there's places
Because there are locations

That I've never been to
That I have never visited

Sunsets to be ridden into
Places where I can watch the sunset

Not a lot I can do
There isn't much that I can accomplish

But give in to the drifter
Except to yield to my wandering nature

There's a drifter in me
I am a wanderer at heart

Though I've tried it
Even though I attempted it

I'm just not a settler
I am not content with settling down

And nine to five
Working from 9 AM to 5 PM

Don't make it with me
Is not good for me

Why deny it
Why not acknowledge it

It makes me feel better
It makes me more content

To come alive
To be fully present and active

And prove that I'm free
As evidence of my freedom

I wear no chains
I am not bound by anything

And I carry no heavy load
I am not burdened by anything significant

So much to gain
There is a lot to acquire

And nothing to lose
And nothing to forfeit