She's Just a Drifter
Wandering Souls and Untamed Hearts: She's Just a Drifter
Lyrics
She's just a drifter and she drifts from town to town
She leads a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one town to another.
She's never been branded and she's never been tied down
She has never been restricted or committed to anyone.
She drifts for a while then she might drift back to town
She temporarily settles in a place but may return to a town.
And somethin' keeps callin' she has to move on to new ground
Something within compels her to move to new places.
Wild as a prairie wind, warm as the hot desert sun
Describes her wild and warm nature using natural elements.
Places she's never seen keeps her from settlin' down
Unseen places prevent her from settling down.
Just like a free runnin' river she rambles and rolls
Compares her to a free-flowing river that wanders.
The highway's her heaven, she makes the whole world her own
The highway symbolizes her preferred path, making the world her own.
'Cause she's a drifter don't mean that I don't care about her
Being a drifter doesn't mean the speaker doesn't care about her.
Sometimes I live with her, sometimes I'm livin' without her
The speaker's relationship with her is inconsistent.
Just when I think that I'm finally beginnin' to tame her
Despite efforts, it's challenging to confine or understand her.
That's when she makes me feel bein' tied down kinda shames her
Feeling tied down is uncomfortable for her.
Down to the ocean, she might stay a while on the beach
She may stay at a place temporarily, like the ocean's edge.
Then caught by the high tide she drifts further on out of reach
High tide symbolizes circumstances pulling her further away.
There's no way a-tellin' how soon you may see her again
Uncertain when she will reappear in a particular place.
Nature's her mother and that makes her kin to the wind
Her connection to nature, especially the wind, is emphasized.
'Cause she's a drifter don't mean that I don't care about her
Reiteration that caring for her doesn't change her drifting nature.
Sometimes I live with her, sometimes I'm livin' without her
The speaker's life fluctuates between living with or without her.
Just when I think that I'm finally beginnin' to tame her
The challenge of understanding and containing her persists.
That's when she makes me feel bein' tied down kinda shames her
Feeling tied down is contrary to her nature, causing discomfort.
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