Deep Purple - Drifter Lyrics. I was born a rambling man An' I never got the chance To settle down an' get a hold on love Takin' air an' movin' around Is all I can see Deep Purple - Drifter Lyrics : I was born a rambling man An' I never got the chance To settle down an' get a hold on love Takin' air an' movin' around Is all I can see that I'm doin' An' it is bringin' me down Drivin' on a highway going nowhere Desol.. Drifter Lyrics: I was born a rambling man / And I never got the chance / To settle down and get a hold on love / Taking air and moving around / Is all I can see that I'm doing / And it is bringing