Tonight I stay in an old hotel and it feels like hell Lost my money in a gambling, game how much it's hard to tell I'm a drifter and a drunkard sometimes I once worked for the state out on highway 9
Lost my job about a year ago, I've got no place to go My family lives out of state they left me a long time ago I'm a drifter and a drunkard sometimes I'm only passing through, don't pay me no mind
I once had me a woman sweet as can be I left her waiting in the parlor she's still waiting for me I'm a drifter and a drunkard sometimes Don't try and get to close, love can be so blind
I've heard some roads are paved with gold I haven't found one yet I'm just a gambler in life's game, ready to place my bet I'm a drifter and a drunkard sometimes You might just meet up with me, somewhere down the line.