"Driftwood" is a 1978 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues.

It was the second single released from the album Octave, after "Steppin' in a Slide Zone".

Written by Justin Hayward, "Driftwood" is a slow love ballad, in a similar manner to "Nights in White Satin" and "Never Comes the Day."

"[1] Cash Box called it "a smooth and spacy ballad about beaching on the shore of life" and also praised the vocal performance.

[2] "Driftwood" was also the final single to feature keyboardist Mike Pinder, who left the band shortly before the completion of Octave for personal reasons.