I'm singing about the
drifting way of life
Yes, different from the
many that I've known
And every day I'm bound to walk
a strange new road
By myself or keep liv
ing it right or wrong
Now I've hitchhiked about a
hundred thousand miles
And I've had good luck,
and I've lived in different styles
Yeah, but all the folks,
no matter what place or race
Have tried to put me
like a free bird in a cage
But I keep a -singin' about the
driftin' way of life
Because it's different from the
many that I've known
And every day I'm bound to walk
a strange new road
By myself, living right or wrong
And I've tied some knots
with my friends I'd hate to lose
I say we're friends
because we give the right to choose
But things get tight
when your friends get out of place
And try to change your big hat
or shape your face
So I keep a -singin' about
the driftin' way of life
Yeah, it's different from the
many that I've known
Yeah, and every day I'm bound
to walk a strange new road
By myself, livin' right or wrong
Now in my mind, you know
I thought of a settling down
To stop my roaming,
forget this banging around
But to live my life among groups
every day, every day
Will either change me
or send me down the way
And as it stands,
I'm never down and out too long
Cause I can kiss the blues goodbye
with every song
And I'm livin' my life
as it feels to me right now
Walk on, there's ain't
nothin' in this world
gonna hold me down
As I keep singin' about the
driftin' way of life
Yeah, it's different from the
many that I've known
Yeah, and every day I'm bound to
walk a strange new road
I'll keep a -livin' it right or wrong
Long gone by myself, yeah
I'll keep a -livin' it right or wrong