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
I guess I'll always be A 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 without you
But those days
I thougt my eyes Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here


Now 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
I guess I'll always be A soldier of fortune