From the recording The Late Album

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Lyrics

THE DRIFTER
©2000 by David Poe. Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved.
From The Late Album

YOU TOOK ME LIKE A DRIFTER TAKES A FRIEND
I'LL NEVER BE THAT HONEST AGAIN
WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE
YOUR WORLD COMES CRASHING DOWN AGAIN

FRIENDS ACCOMMODATE YOUR DARKER PHASE
THEN YOU FIND IT'S BEEN A HUNDRED DAYS
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU REMEMBER FEELING SAFE
YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY ASSASSINS IN THIS PLACE

IF I APPEAR IN EVERY STORY THAT YOU TELL, THAT YOU TELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T WISH YOU WELL
WASN'T I THE ONE WHO CAUGHT YOU WHEN YOU FELL, WHEN YOU FELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T TRWAT YOU WELL
WHEN I'M RINGING OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A BELL, LIKE A BELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T WISH YOU WELL
I WISH YOU WELL

YOU GET THAT LONELY FEELING AT THE DOOR
EVEN THOUGH YOU BEEN THI PLACE BEFORE
'CAUSE THE TRUTH IS YOU WON'T CARE ANYMORE
TILL YOUR WORLD COMES CRASHING DOWN AGAIN

IF I APPEAR IN EVERY STORY THAT YOU TELL, THAT YOU TELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T WISH YOU WELL
WASN'T I THE ONE WHO CAUGHT YOU WHEN YOU FELL, WHEN YOU FELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T TRWAT YOU WELL
WHEN I'M RINGING OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A BELL, LIKE A BELL
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT I DON'T WISH YOU WELL
I WISH YOU WELL