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 and 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 thought my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Tho' 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
I guess I'll always be A soldier of fortune