Her friends used to follow
But now they just can't seem to
find a place behind her smile
But she'll follow him through thick and thin,
through days of bread and water
She'll love him in a respecting way
no one has ever taught her
really tried to manage to hold him still
But as their secured futures die,
they leave him on free will
But then there's this one lovely girl
When she leaves, she takes him along
Because she knows this drifter's life
And she knows she's not alone
And she knows that they'll never hear
That lonely drifter's cry
Well, I'll tell you right now, boys
Why these girls are few and
Why she's stayin' with a man
Who don't know where he's headed
Why, only knows where he's been
But it's kind of funny how that day
Why, she just seemed to fit
Lord knows she must have been
one of those special girls
Who's heard that driftless cry
Many girls have really tried
and managed to hold him still
But as their secure futures die,
they leave him on a free will
But then there's this one lovely girl
When she leaves, he takes him along
Because he knows this drifter's life
And she knows she's not a lonely leaf
that lonely drifter's cry
Her friends used to follow
