I have often told you stories about the wayI lived the life of a drifterWaiting for the day
When I'd take your hand and sing you songsThen maybe you would say"Come lay with me and love me"And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing olderAnd the songs that I have sungEcho in the distanceLike the soundOf a windmill going roundGuess I'll always be a soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a travellerI looked for something newIn days of old when nights were coldI wandered without you
But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing nearThough blindness is confusingIt shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing olderAnd the songs that I have sungEcho in the distanceLike the soundOf a windmill going roundGuess I'll always be a soldier of fortune
I can hear the soundOf a windmill going roundGuess I'll always be a soldier of fortune
I guess I'll always beA soldier of fortune