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Johnny Cash – I'm a Drifter (2003) | Track profile | Dork

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Johnny Cash
Unearthed 2: Trouble in Mind
I'm a Drifter

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I'm a Drifter

Release date: 25th November 2003

From Unearthed 2: Trouble in Mind

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About This Track

"I'm a Drifter" is a track by Johnny Cash, from the album Unearthed 2: Trouble in Mind, released 25th November 2003. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

I'm a Drifter

I'm a drifter, a lonesome drifter

I got no place to call my home no more

I'm a wanderer, a lonesome wanderer

Got no one to call my own no more

Got no strings to tie me down

Got no cause to hang around

What difference does it make which way I go

Got an empty feelin' deep inside

Still I need to stay alive

And who can tell what waits beyond this road

I'm a drifter, a lonesome drifter

Got no one to call my own no more

Got no strings to tie me down

Got no cause to hang around

What difference does it make which way I go

Got an empty feelin' deep inside

Still I need to stay alive

And who can tell what waits me beyond this road

I'm a drifter, a lonesome drifter

Got no one to call my own no more

Got no one to call my own no more

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From Unearthed 2: Trouble in Mind

2003

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