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 love.

Lost 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 love.

Bad 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 friend.

So 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...