Stranger In My Own Home Town

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown

My so-called friends stopped bein' friendly

Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Course you can't keep him

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago, oh

My hometown won't accept me

I just don't feel welcome here no more

Help me why now!

My hometown won't accept me

I just don't feel welcome here no more

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago, yes I did

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago

But my hometown won't accept me

Just don't feel welcome here no more

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown

Yeah, I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown

My so-called friends stopped being friendly

Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Who are your friends out there?

My so-called friends stopped being friendly

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago, oh yes I did

I came home with good intentions

About five or six years ago

My so-called friends stopped being friendly

Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Oh yeah, play it again, play it again!

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown, oh

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own hometown

My so-called friends stopped being friendly

Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Oh yeah

Yeah, baby!

Yeah, baby!

Yeah, baby!

Yeah, gimme the clout

Gimme the clout