The Stranger I Love

I've been a simple man and I've been insane

And I've been a vagabond and I've been a king, yeah

But I've been a better man just trying to please

The stranger I loveLost in a wilderness darker than pain

Drawn to her loneliness, just like a flame

The closer we come, the more that I lean

The stranger I loveBad as I loved her, I ain't afraid

We'll be together some lovin' way

I'll be her lover just as long as I can

Then when it's over, she'll need a friendSo I'll take her hand-me-downs, I'll take the blame

I'll be a hang around, I ain't ashamed

'Cause the longer I love her, the more I believe

The stranger I love