The Stranger

You're asking to me to set you free 

I'm not the man you think you see 

I'm someone who will put your life in danger 

I'm begging you, please treat me as a stranger

I beg of you, please treat me as a stranger

You built a boat in which to sail

From splintered wood and rusty nails 

You said the parts were salvaged from a manger 

But I beg of you, don't put your life in danger

Please hear the words now spoken from a stranger

I've shaved my beard and cut my hair 

I can't remember my last prayer

Why would you come to think that I'm your saviour?

I'm nothing but a hobo and a stranger 

I am nothing but a passerby and stranger  

I travel on this lonely road 

No baggage but a heavy load

If i had money i would place a wager

You'd never guess how many need a saviour?

And i'd bet my life I really am a stranger

So I'm asking you to set you free 

I thank you for your company 

I must be on my way, have a good day sir

Just pass me by as though i were a stranger 

Just pass me by and say you met a stranger