I'm just a drifter, movin' around from day to day 我只是个流浪者，每天都在往前绕

I live out on the highway and sleep down in the subway when it rains 我住在公路上和下睡在地铁里，下雨的时候

There once was a city girl who longed to love and hold me every night 曾经有一个城市女孩谁渴望爱情和每天晚上抱着我

But I had to run away and leave her to live my own life 但我不得不离家出走，留下她住我自己的生活

   

I know the down and out, I've seen the way the people live 我知道潦倒，我已经看到了人们的生活方式

And I once had a doubt that maybe there was more we all could give 我曾经有过，也许还有更多，我们都可以给一个疑问

Then I got older and the wine and life lay heavy on my mind 后来我长大了，酒与生活沉甸甸地躺在我的脑海

And I'm not much wiser now, but thinkin' about it helps to pass the time 而且我不是变得更聪明了，但想的呢有助于打发时间

I'm a drifter 我是一个流浪者

   

Been up, I've been down, I've been pushed around, still a drifter 去过了，我已经下来，我一直在推来推去，还是一个流浪者

Been got at 'n' fell flat and come back every time 已经得到的“N”倒扁每次回来

No luck at the table, I've never been able to hang on to a dime 没有运气在桌子上，我从来没有能够挂到一角钱

Still I find there's love in this heart of mine, oow 不过我觉得有爱情在我的这个心脏， OOW

   

Now I'm on the back-streets, down with the beggars and the thieves 现在我的背，街道，来与乞丐和盗贼

And I've seen the ladies who just lay about the city when it breathes 我见过的女谁只是躺在有关城市，当它呼吸

I long to be settled down, but know I'll keep on movin' 'til I die 我渴望能够得到解决了，但知道我会一直往前，直到我死

And I never had a friend, I only caught the winkin' in her eye 我从来没有一个朋友，我只抓住了winkin “在她的眼睛

Oow, I'm a drifter OOW ，我是一个流浪者

Keep on, keep on driftin' 继续，继续对driftin “

Always be a drifter 永远是个流浪汉