DRIFTER'S BLUES song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

I came here as a child
And as a child I went away
returning to the wild
and buried in the month of May

her mother spoke of marriage vows
The girl she was in love I know
But everything is different now
The road covered up with snow

I guess I got the Drifter's Blues
I guess I got the Drifter's Blues
I guess I got the real bad news
the Drifter's Blues

I guess I ought to take my leave
although I choose to leave no mark
I can not stand to hear her grieve
all alone inside the dark

there is a time you have to go
There is shadow on the moon
And read the tracks in fallen snow
As if it were a message rune

Why should I stay a moment more
I have to fly I must get out
walk down the stairs and out the door
Before she knows what it's about

My love it loves to wander free
And God Himself must make it right
From one heart to another see
Good night my love good night good night

I won’t disturb your sleeping head
I won’t upset your quiet dreams
and when the sun comes up so red
you'll know that love's not what it seems

I’ll leave a note upon the gate
That says goodbye to all of you
So through the winter do not hate
and know that my last thought was you

I guess I got the Drifter's Blues
I guess I got the Drifter's Blues
I guess I was the real bad news
the Drifter's Blues


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