I'm just a poor stranger Travelin' this world of woe There's no sickness nor sorrow In bright world to which I go
I'm going to see my father I'm goin' there no to roam I'm a goin' over Jordan I'm just a over home
Ya see, I'm a concrete soldier I gotta chip it's like boulder in my in my eyes and you can see a red marble Like Nostradamus, I'm the promise of
Traveling the city with my cargo Cotton mouth I a dry swallow To the nearest watering hole The with the deed for my soul
Satisfaction no, I get no Lotsa bad habits that I to control Recite the Psalms, but no Church for and liquor stores for salvation
Someday I'll make it to see my father He saw the man who shot the mine's daughter And if I had a dime for gamble I risked I could buy a diamond for the I miss ya see
I'm just a poor stranger Ya check with me, ya checking in with the I'm just a poor wayfarin' Roaming the seeking Jesus in a manger
I'm there to see my mother She said, she'll meet me when I I'm just a goin' over Jordan, I'm a goin' over home Jordan roll, river Jordan roll, river Jordan roll on
Gee, it funny how time slips away I wanna rewind the to see my life replay I up the sun just as a reminder That I was born a side winder
Call me a vagrant, no to read your fax I'll never pledge allegiance to your blood sweat and Don't ever mistake me being for contentment Don't ever mistake my anger for
just the calm before the storm that's why, I'm quite Ya always an upraising for a race riot You can take my life but no escape 'Cause you can't your way through the pearly gates
So, low sweet Cadillac for to carry me home Swing low Cadillac Stepping over Jordan I
Ya see, I'm just a poor stranger Ya check with me, ya checking in danger I'm just a wayfarin' stranger the streets seeking Jesus in a manger
I'm goin' there to see my I'm goin' there no to roam I'm just a goin' over I'm just a goin' home
When the road is yonder When the is callin' yonder When the road is When the is callin' yonder I'll be
I'm goin' there to see my I'm goin' no more to roam I'm just a goin' over I'm just a goin' over