Lyrics to
I’m A Drifter

This version of I’M A Drifter was released by Dolly Parton in 1976.

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I’m a drifter, a driftin’ drifter
Got no place to call my home no more
I’m a wanderer, a wandering wanderer
Got no one to call my own no more

Got no strings to tie me down
Got no cause to hang around
What difference does it make which way I go
Got an empty feelin’ down inside
Still I need to stay alive
And who can tell what waits beyond this road
I’m a drifter, a driftin’ drifter
Got no one to call my own no more

Got no strings to tie me down
Got no cause to hang around
What difference does it make which way I go
Got an empty feelin’ deep inside
Still I need to stay alive
Who can tell what waits beyond this road
I’m a drifter, a driftin’ drifter
Got no one to call my own no more

Got no place to call my home no more

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About Lyrics and I’M A Drifter by Dolly Parton

The lyrics to I’M A Drifter are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Dolly Parton used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to I’M A Drifter have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Dolly Parton and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I’M A Drifter by Dolly Parton. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I’M A Drifter" means the words set to the music of I’M A Drifter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I’M A Drifter and the lyrics to I’M A Drifter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M A Drifter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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