2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
The Drifter by Rick Poplawski
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Lyrics
I’m drifting down the highway
Guitar across my back
Hitchin is my life now
Empty dreams inside my pack
Town to town
A new song played
A few dollars in my hat
Burger and a coffee
Depends on where I’m sat
Might sleep below
The boardwalk
Might hear the waves
That don’t come back
Might think about tomorrow
Might bide my time
In an old beach shack
Couldn’t take no more
Of that city heat
Dry days just fried my mind
Sat around on every corner
Searched my head
But I couldn’t find
Any hope or any solace
Wonderin what got
Me in this bind
Office suits and hailing cabs
And jumping lights all day
Wall street freaks
Empty coffe cups
All earning too much pay
Too much noise
And no more time
For junkies and their pain
Had enough
Don’t want this city life
Couldn’t stand the stench nor stain
I picked up my guitar and hat
Took the long road to be free
Knew these scrapers in the sky
Could never be for me
Hitched a ride
Clear out of there
Made my way
To the farthest town
Found a stray one night when walking
That boy still hangs around
Might sleep below
The boardwalk
Might hear the waves
That don’t come back
Might think about tomorrow
Might bide my time
In an old beach shack
Town to Town
A new song played
A few dollars in my hat
Burger and a coffee
Depends on where I’m sat
I’ll stay drifting down the highway
With my guitar across my back
Hitchin is my life now
Empty dreams inside my pack
Town to town
A new song played
My stray right by my side
Sometimes under
That boardwalk
Is where we like to hide
Guess we’ll just go with the tide
Yeah
Just go with the tide
We’ll just go with the tide
We’ll drift on with that tide…..
Guitar across my back
Hitchin is my life now
Empty dreams inside my pack
Town to town
A new song played
A few dollars in my hat
Burger and a coffee
Depends on where I’m sat
Might sleep below
The boardwalk
Might hear the waves
That don’t come back
Might think about tomorrow
Might bide my time
In an old beach shack
Couldn’t take no more
Of that city heat
Dry days just fried my mind
Sat around on every corner
Searched my head
But I couldn’t find
Any hope or any solace
Wonderin what got
Me in this bind
Office suits and hailing cabs
And jumping lights all day
Wall street freaks
Empty coffe cups
All earning too much pay
Too much noise
And no more time
For junkies and their pain
Had enough
Don’t want this city life
Couldn’t stand the stench nor stain
I picked up my guitar and hat
Took the long road to be free
Knew these scrapers in the sky
Could never be for me
Hitched a ride
Clear out of there
Made my way
To the farthest town
Found a stray one night when walking
That boy still hangs around
Might sleep below
The boardwalk
Might hear the waves
That don’t come back
Might think about tomorrow
Might bide my time
In an old beach shack
Town to Town
A new song played
A few dollars in my hat
Burger and a coffee
Depends on where I’m sat
I’ll stay drifting down the highway
With my guitar across my back
Hitchin is my life now
Empty dreams inside my pack
Town to town
A new song played
My stray right by my side
Sometimes under
That boardwalk
Is where we like to hide
Guess we’ll just go with the tide
Yeah
Just go with the tide
We’ll just go with the tide
We’ll drift on with that tide…..
Author
Bio
Started writing lyrics in Oct 2024 and never going to look back!
Co-author(s)
Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
6/ 20
Technical Skill:
5/ 20
Memorability:
5/ 20
Storytelling:
6/ 20
Imagery:
5/ 20
Total Score:
27/ 100
Commended
Comments:
A nice story.
Try to use the show don’t tell method so your lyrics have more variety.
Try to use the show don’t tell method so your lyrics have more variety.
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Many thanks for your comments.
I’m not sure how the method suggested would work here however.