I look inside the mirror but I don't know who I see   Smoke another cigarette, the smile holds back the tears   These contradictions seem to be the story of my life   A simple man with memories of those long lost golden days      I close my eyes an' slowly driftaway      Mistakes I've made remind me of the roads I shouldn't choose   Never comes that easy when you've nothing left to lose   I can't see the answers, tell me why am I so blind   A tired man, I'll make the best of another lonely day      I close my eyes an' slowly driftaway, yeah      Never thought I'd make it just from playin' my guitar   Just a little smile always shelters me from pain   Every time I start to slide, I wish upon a star   The sun comes out and dries up all the rain      I'm an honest man who refused the shade on a hot and lonely day   I close my eyes and dream my life away, yeah   Now I know that I can stop the rain      Close my eyes an' slowly driftaway   Close my eyes an' dream my life away   Close my eyes an' slowly driftaway   Close my eyes an' dream my life away