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 thought 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