Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune

Lovely lady you know I am a drifter Life didn’t need to move any swifter, So many tales over the years, A drifters life doesn’t consist of fears. When I told you all about my days, I’d hoped that in so many ways, I could take your hand and sing to you. Caress you with my songs with a view, You asking me not any more to wander. And having you grow so much fonder. That didn’t happen as I hoped it would. My wanderlust held me as only it could. Now I am older, my songs echo the sound. Of perpetual wind turbines going round. I guess a soldier of fortune I will always be. A weary traveler, wandering aimlessly. So many times I looked for something new, In reality I was just wandering without you. Days n nights were cold, you weren’t here. Songs echoed but were no longer clear. My heart jumped when I saw you near. My mind played tricks you were not here. Now I have grown old, nights still cold. I lament as I see now my life unfold. In reality, I just wandered without you. The songs echo in the distance so blue. A soldier of fortune I will always be. If only you had agreed to lay with me. If only you had agreed to stay with me. Now a soldier of fortune I will always be.