driftin' way of life

i'm singing about a driftin' way of life

yes it's different from the many that i've known

yeah and everyday you're bound to walk

a strange new road by myself

i keep living it right or wrong

now i hop a train about a 100 thousand miles

yeah and i've had good luck

and i've lived in different styles

yeah but all the folks

no matter what place or age

have tried to put me like a free bird in a cage

well

i keep singing about a driftin' way of life

now 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 of face

so i keep singing about the driftin' way of life

now in my mind

you know i thought of settling down

to stop my roaming

forget this banging around

but to live my life among groups everyday

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

yeah and i'm living my life

as it feels to me right now

'cause there ain't nothing in this world

gonna hold me down

yeah

i keep singing 'bout the driftin' way of life