You knew I could not stay for long

When you asked me to come over

In the wee hours of the morning

I said I could not let the sunrise catch me sleepin'

And that is why I've givin' you fair warnin'

And though you might have loved me

Like I never ever have been loved

Before your front door is open

And I've got to keep on movin'

So I will stay with you a while

And then I'll let my hitch hike thumb take me to where I wanna

Because I've got to keep on searching for the dream

That I've been seeking

Since I left my home in oklahoma

And who's to say but that

I might not be back tomorrow

If I find there's only sorrow

You may see me from your windowsill next mornin'

I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain

I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain

The pain that comes with loneliness

So I drift from town to town searchin' all around

Lookin' for the answer to my sorrow

And if the answer is you then I'll be back tomorrow

Let's make the most of time before the break of day

But don't try to make me stay if I don't want to

Because I've got to keep on searchin' for that dream

And you can't bind me with the simple words I love you

But if I realize the dream that I've been searchin' for

Is waitin' here behind your door

Then I'll come back to stay if you still want me to

I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain

I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain

The pain that comes with loneliness

So I drift from town to town searching all around

Lookin' for the answer to my sorrow

And if the answer is you then I'll be back tomorrow

I'm a drifter and I've seen the rain

I'm a drifter and I've felt the pain