The Drifter Lyrics

Leather boots, ragged coat and a cigarette in your hand

Troubled eyes and a frown on your face

The burning sun's gently kissing your head

Strolling down the swarming streets

Swirling around your arms and your feet

Your destination only leads to a dead end

The pain in your eyes and the pity it implies

We play with it so well you will never exit hell

Even if you try you'll stay in this city and die

The ringing of the bells will free you from this spell

When you look around and you see the world

You see how it looks back at your absurd

Way of living a life of pain

When you wake up in the grime and the dirt

You feel the shame and your body hurts

But you know more than they'll ever understand

The pain in your eyes and the pity it implies

We play with it so well you will never exit hell

Even if you try you'll stay in this city and die

The ringing of the bells will free you from this spell

Sometimes you think about telling your story

And share your load of misery

But who's here to show some sympathy?

Sometimes you think about turning yourself in

Jumping off the top of a building But first they'd have to let you in

The pain in your eyes and the pity it implies

We play with it so well you will never exit hell

Even if you try you'll stay in this city and die

The ringing of the bells will free you from this spell