Hello Steemians!

This weeks contribution for Open Mic is a Deep Purple song called Soldier of Fortune. It is one of the many songs I wished I had written, but the credits go to Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale. Blackmore was a huge influence on my guitar playing and I love how he incorporated classical influences, oriental scales and slide guitar into his work. Coverdale is of course one of the greatest rocksingers and I have by far nothing on this guy! But I just recently came across the song again and thought it might be a nice fit. Enjoy!

Soldier Of Fortune

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

Now 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

I can hear the sound
Of a windmill going round
Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune