Lyrics of
Soldier Of Fortune

The song Soldier of Fortune was written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore of the rock band Deep Purple. It was released on their Stormbringer album in 1974. The song reflects a sense of nostalgia and reflection on the life of a drifter, or someone who wanders without a set destination. The lyrics tackle themes of love, change, and a kind of resignation, symbolized by the soldier of fortune who accepts his fate of always being on the road, ... without a fixed home. See more [+]

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 and 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 going round
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
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill going round
Guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Yes, I can hear the sound
Of a windmill going round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune.
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune