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Once A DrifterSittin' in the back where the chairs are stackedI'm warmin' up the stove I'm thinkin' about my old Ford stomped to the floorboard Chuggin' out of Pleasant Grove Blazin' off to California Like a dust devil dancin' on a dime Guess I was a red-eyed backslider Now I'm tired of the ride But once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter Once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter Mama standing in the driveway Too choked to say goodbye I turned my collar and turned my back Went a mile and started to cry Johnny, Donny Brooks and me Singing songs to pass the time Long before the war came Long before the star game Long before I came to find Once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter Once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter So here I am, uncertain again Headed for no place to go Settlin' down, leavin' town Family man, ramblin' man I just pretend it's part of the show One too many childhood movies With strangers riding off in the sun Taught me you can't talk it out When you feel like walkin' out The sequel's already begun Once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter Once a you're drifter, you're always a drifter... |