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The Drifter

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The Drifter

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Well, I am the drifter

I walk the highways

I cross the river

That rolls on forgotten

I sing for the living

Live for the trying

But what's it about

If you got to be trying alone

And I'm the dreamer

Who climbed the mountain

Who saw forever

Across the ocean

But you found me waiting

And knew that I would

Be lost forever

I kept on trying alone

They call me the drifter

And I walk the highways

I crossed every river

That rolled on forgotten

I'd sing for the living

But inside was dying

'Cause what's it about

If you got to be trying alone

Well, I'm the drifter

Who solved the answer

And when I found you

I knew for ever

Would be for ever

And not for some time

And you'd be mine

Won't have to be trying alone

Now I sing like a dreamer

And I walk like I'm flying

I looked in your eyes

There was no use denying

You cared for that moment

And I knew the answer

I came for a while

And I stayed for the rest of my life

I came for a while

And I stayed for the rest of my life

I came for a while

And I stayed for the rest of my life

Well, I was the drifter

And I walked the highways

I crossed every river

That rolled on forgotten

I sang for the living

And lived for the trying

I came for a while

And I stayed for the rest of my life

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