company of strangers

made his way out from the low lands

the son of a preacher man

then he seemed to lose direction

on his way to the promised land

no no

it started with a woman

and it ended in a bottle fight

the jury would not forgive him

when he took a man within an inch of his life

when they took away his freedom

buried his soul aside

no no

in the company of strangers

you find the enemy within

no

and the walls that capture evil

keep the faith from getting in

in the company of strangers

so he sits behind these gray walls

staring at the yellow moon

his dreams lie shattered all around him

casting shadows into his room

baby

when they took away his freedom

they buried his soul aside

no no

in the company of strangers

you find the enemy within

no

and the walls that capture evil

keep the faith from getting in

in the company of strangers

so the years passed by one day

steps outside to the blinding sun

no money in his pockets

and his clothes out of damn

but under his shirt he wears a gun

no no

when they buried him the very next morning

for other that went wrong

in a graveyard full of outlaws

in a stranger's everyone

in the company of strangers

you find the enemy within

no

no

and the walls that capture evil

keep the faith from getting in

in the company of strangers

you find the enemy within

and the walls that capture evil

keep the faith from getting in

in the company

in the company of strangers

listen

i've gotta get out of here

i've gotta get out of here