Cover art for Stranger in a Strange Land by Joe South

Stranger in a Strange Land

Aug. 19751 viewer

Stranger in a Strange Land Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey
Alright
Well

[Verse 1]
How many days has it been since I was born?
How many days 'til I die?
Do I know any ways that I can make you laugh
Or do I only know how to make you cry?

[Pre-Chorus]
When the Baby looks around Him
It’s such a sight to see
He share a simple secret with the wise man, yeah

[Chorus]
He's a stranger in a strange land
He's a stranger in a strange land
He’s a stranger in a strange land
He's a stranger in a strange land

[Verse 2]
Hey, yeah, hey
How many miles will it take to see the sun?
And how many years 'til it's done?
Kiss my confusion away in the night
Lay by my side when the mornin' comes
[Pre-Chorus]
And the Baby looks around Him
And shares His bed of hay
With a burro in the palace of a king, now, yeah

[Chorus]
He's a stranger in a strange land
Ah, he's a stranger in a strange land
Ah, he's a stranger in a strange land
I’m talkin’ about a stranger in a strange land

[Bridge]
Well, I don't exactly know
What’s wrong with the world today
Don't know what there is to say
'Bout the way the people are treatin' each other
Not like brothers
Leaders take us far away
From ecology with mythology and astrology
Got alot to say
’Bout the way we need to learn to love one another, now
Whoa, it's time to turn a brand-new face to the human race
Good God Almighty, stop the money chase
Lay back, relax
Get back on the human track
Stop goin' toward oblivion
Woah, what a freaked-out stage we're in
And that's the thing
Can you recognize bells of freedom when they ring, now?
Good God Almighty in the mornin'
Help us to change the scene
[Outro]
Whoa, oh, yeah
Good God Almighty
I'm talkin' 'bout stranger, now, now, stranger
Woah, oh, yeah
I wonder have you ever been a stranger, stranger
Stranger, yeah, in a strange land
Stranger in a strange land
A stranger in a strange land

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Credits
Recorded At
LeFevere Studios (Atlanta GA) & Studio One (Doraville GA)
Release Date
August 1975
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