Kenny Rogers - The Stranger Lyrics
Stranger, I know where youll find herDown the road from hereAbout a mile and a quarterYoull know the place by a chucky barnStands in the field by a run-down farm by a pondFilled up with stagnant waterThen youll see a shack nearby youll ask yourselfI wonder why it looks so cold and lifeless all aroundChimney rocks are falling outIt looks as though the fires gone out on the biggest partWhere the house is rutted down.No stranger, I aint seen you latelyShe dont come around near like she used toYou got a picture in your mind: pretty, gentle, sweet and kindYou practiced every word youre gonna sayYoull call her name but she wont hear youShes in the graveyard near youShe died ten years ago last May.There was a man she talked aboutI meant she had to live withoutYears ago, he just turned and left one dayHe left her with an unborn childAnd her love for him will never dieAnd an aching heart sent her to an early grave.Yes, stranger I know who you areI recognize you from afarBut you aint never seen me not one timeYes, I know that youre my dadFrom pictures that my mamma hadAnd it was me and mamma that you left behind.Stranger, you will find me thereIn peaceful sleep on yonder hillWhere we once walked as I do stillTo pick her flowers from the field.Mamma dont need you anymoreAnd I dont need you like beforeYou can go on back to where you went beforeYoure just a stranger...
