Drifter

Lines on his face from the seeds he sowed A drifter living on the open road Modern day cowboy with an urge to roam Never found a place he could call home No one to answer to, never took a wife Moving around all of his life Asked him if he ever contemplated cost Wandering doesn’t necessarily mean lost Had a girl once, his teenage queen An accident took her at seventeen His only love had passed away He still dreams of her today He had his reasons for the life he chose Heading anywhere a warm wind blows Just a drifter living on his own With dreams of her he’s never alone We all have reasons for the choices we make We all are responsible for the roads we take For the drifter this life was the only one He’ll dream of her until his days are done