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