I have often told you stories About the way, I lived the life of a drifter Waiting for the day. When I'd take your hand and sing you songs Then maybe you would say Come, lay with me, love me And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older And the songs that I have sung Echo in the distance Like the sound of a windmill goin'round Guess I'll always be The soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller I looked for something new In days of old, when nights were cold I wandered about you But those days I thought my eyes Had seen you standing near Though blindness is confusing It shows that you're not here
But I feel I'm growing older And the songs that I have sung Echo in the distance Like the sound of a windmill goin'round I guess I'll always be A soldier of fortune Yes, I can hear the sound of a windmill goin'round Guess I'll always be The soldier of fortune