The Drifter

<br>Written by: neil diamond<br><br><br><br>Well, I am the drifter<br><br>I walk the highways<br><br>I cross the river<br><br>That rolls on forgotten<br><br><br><br>I sing for the living<br><br>Live for the trying<br><br>But whats it about<br><br>If you got to be trying alone<br><br><br><br>And Im the dreamer<br><br>Who climbed the mountain<br><br>Who saw forever<br><br>Across the ocean<br><br><br><br>But you found me waiting<br><br>And knew that I would<br><br>Be lost forever<br><br>I kept on trying alone<br><br><br><br>They call me the drifter<br><br>And I walk the highways<br><br>I crossed every river<br><br>That rolled on forgotten<br><br><br><br>Id sing for the living<br><br>But inside was dying<br><br>cause whats it about<br><br>If you got to be trying alone<br><br><br><br>Well, Im the drifter<br><br>Who solved the answer<br><br>And when I found you<br><br>I knew for ever<br><br>Would be for ever<br><br>And not for some time<br><br>And youd be mine<br><br>Wont have to be trying alone<br><br><br><br>Now I sing like a dreamer<br><br>And I walk like Im flying<br><br>I looked in your eyes<br><br>There was no use denying<br><br>You cared for that moment<br><br>And I knew the answer<br><br>I came for a while<br><br>And I stayed for the rest of my life<br><br>I came for a while<br><br>And I stayed for the rest of my life<br><br>I came for a while<br><br>And I stayed for the rest of my life<br><br><br><br>Well, I was the drifter<br><br>And I walked the highways<br><br>I crossed every river<br><br>That rolled on forgotten<br><br><br><br>I sang for the living<br><br>And lived for the trying<br><br>I came for a while<br><br>And I stayed for the rest of my life