I always had a roof to my head and the cupboard never was bare
And i prided myself on get-togetherness and i figured that i'd earned my share
I could tell the future was uncertain but i didn't know what fate had in store
And for these long years i tried to hold it down until i couldn't carry on anymore
So i left my last known home address though i'd travel around for a time
Just visiting friends i hadn't seen up and down this country of mine
I thought it would be temporary the hard times would soon fade away
But it didn't work out just like it never does and i've been drifting ever since that day
But don't ask me if i like it
Or if a drifter's what i really want to be
For i've had to learn that what i want from life
Isn't always what life wants from me
Now i know some beautiful ladies and some places i could stay
But the only one that can move my soul is living in the u.s.a
Now if ever my luck runs right again and i can have a home once more
There's a lot of good people have helped me along will never be turned from my door
So don't ask me if i like it
Or if a drifter's what i really want to be
For i've had to learn that what i want from life
Isn't always what life wants from me
Life wants from me