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Artist: Clutch
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The Drifter
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The Drifter
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Who's that drifter? On the side of the road, on the side of the road
I recognize him in a dirty old robe, dirty old robe, dirty old robe
Let's go lift him wherever he goes, wherever he goes, he goes, he goes
No more drifter on the side of the road, on the side of the road
He climbed into my big black truck, my big black truck
He poured water in a wooden cup, in a wooden cup, in a wooden cup
Evil forces, he said to me, he said to me, he said to me
Caught my good scent, and on my heels, and on my heels, heels
I will fight them, whenever I can, whenever I can, I can, I can
With a smile, I will give my life and fight them on the other side
If you see a halo, at least wave as you pass by it on the road
'Cause that would be the drifter, well on his way, well on his way
He pulled into a flying j, a flying j
Where we both shared a piece of pizza pie, a piece of pizza pie, a piece of pizza pie
Where you headed? I asked him, I asked him
New york city, he said to me, he said to me, he said to me
If you take me, he went on to say, he went on to say
I will give you the map to the beyond, the map to the beyond
Sounds like a good deal, he paid the tip, we both jumped up and got back in
If you see a halo, at least wave as you pass by it on the road
We stopped to sleep in tennessee
And he used the time to go out and eat
Did a quick jig on top of a hill
When he returned he slept for a spell
Cross bronx expressway at a quarter to four, quarter to four, quarter to four,
Was a vendor selling cordless phones, cordless phones, cordless phones
Drifter bought one for ten dollars, ten dollars, ten dollars
Made a phone call, it went a little like this, it went a little like this
On my way now, and will be there soon, and will be there soon
Bring my wetsuit and my good tap shoes, and my good tap shoes
Not the old ones that hang upon the wall, hang upon the wall
But the new ones in the silver case, in the silver case
Then he hung up, and chucked it out my truck, chucked it out my truck
Central park west, I paid a price to park, paid a price to park
Mighty oak lodge, then he waved at me, and he waved at me
What about the bargain? I yelled at him, I yelled at him
Oh, I forgot, go to the poconos, go to the poconos
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