I have often told you stories<br /> About the way<br /> I lived the life of a drifter<br /> Waiting for the day<br /> When I'd take your hand<br /> And sing you songs<br /> Then maybe you would say<br /> Come lay with me love me<br /> And I would surely stay<br /> <br /> But I feel I'm growing older<br /> And the songs that I have sung<br /> Echo in the distance<br /> Like the sound<br /> Of a windmill goin' 'round<br /> I guess I'll always be<br /> A soldier of fortune<br /> <br /> Many times I've been a traveller<br /> I looked for something new<br /> In days of old<br /> When nights were cold<br /> I wandered without you<br /> But those days I thougt my eyes<br /> Had seen you standing near<br /> Though blindness is confusing<br /> It shows that you're not here<br /> <br /> Now I feel I'm growing older<br /> And the songs that I have sung<br /> Echo in the distance<br /> Like the sound<br /> Of a windmill goin' 'round<br /> I guess I'll always be<br /> A soldier of fortune<br /> Yes, I can hear the sound<br /> Of a windmill goin' 'round<br /> I guess I'll always be