The Drifter

The times may be a-changin' But they're running out on me No strength to keep them waiting And that doesn't come for free A life bred on the stages Like some crass-course destiny I'm burnin' through the pages Of my own mortality Time waits for no one Like a restless heart in the night Pride is like stormy weather It's just around the bend, out of sight I've spent my days on the telephone My heart could never be just my own I've lived inside a real glass stone But I'm trying to break free A drifter I'm hearing the call A drifter It's all that I know A drifter I'll walk through the snow And I'm on my way to you And I'm on my way to you So much I may have wasted Like a dog without a leash There's lots I haven't tasted Just the apple from the tree I'm waiting to be tested Lest the floor give out on me Not sure what I expected Searching for eternity Signs pointing nowhere Leave an ocean wave looking dry Broken dawns carry heavy loads My feet tread hard against these roads Nothing's clear of where this goes 'Tis the point where I retreat A drifter I'm hearing the call A drifter You're all that I know A drifter I'll run through the snow And I'm on my way to you And I'm on my way to you And I'm on my way to you