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
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