Lyrics
All lyrics were written by Rodney Thomas except on "Bricks of Clay" (Jesse Morris).
4. The Stranger
I've got one eye watching the clock
and the other's watching out for rain.
I've got one arm strumming the guitar,
the other's reaching out for change.
I've got a compass and I'm tracking the good times,
the stranger's never been this late...
oh, stranger,
before you go away,
oh, stranger,
all we need is time today.
strangers come and they will go.
I see them pass away, away, away.
a stolen look... a glance exchanged...
how could she know I'd never be the same.
I keep on pushing 'till the day
I find my way through this maze, this hell, this pain...
I'll see you there.
oh, stranger,
before you go away,
oh, stranger,
all we need is time today,
all we need is time to change.
and when the stranger comes again,
will I run away, away, away...
and at the gate I saw a face,
it never left...
it stayed, it stayed, it stayed...
and the other's watching out for rain.
I've got one arm strumming the guitar,
the other's reaching out for change.
I've got a compass and I'm tracking the good times,
the stranger's never been this late...
oh, stranger,
before you go away,
oh, stranger,
all we need is time today.
strangers come and they will go.
I see them pass away, away, away.
a stolen look... a glance exchanged...
how could she know I'd never be the same.
I keep on pushing 'till the day
I find my way through this maze, this hell, this pain...
I'll see you there.
oh, stranger,
before you go away,
oh, stranger,
all we need is time today,
all we need is time to change.
and when the stranger comes again,
will I run away, away, away...
and at the gate I saw a face,
it never left...
it stayed, it stayed, it stayed...