I was born black and free
I was born in the cold
Cold was home to me
Until I was told

I was really from the South
So I traveled closer to the sun

But you see
Flesh burning beat
Got me crossing the sea
Back to the cold again

So here I am
Here I am

I´m a stranger
Anywhere I run to
Yes I am
A stranger
And I just can´t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name

But who I am
Is a man of this world

This is my second shot
Winter´s smiling at me
I´m taking this shot
To be all I can be

So the next place I stop
Will be the land of the free

A place where a million of colors and dreams dwell
Sounds like a place to me, where someone might understand
Just who I am, who I am

I´m a stranger

Anywhere I run to
Yes I am
A stranger
And I just can´t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name
But who I am
Is a man of this world

Now there´s this fuss about color
And everybody needs to belong
But take a minute to consider my perspective
You see, black kicked me out once
And white took me in
But white looked at me once
And nearly spat at my skin

I´m so confused, I´m so confused

About who I should hate

I figure I´ll just love them all

I´m a stranger
Anywhere I run to
Yes I am
A stranger
And I just can´t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name
But who I am
Is a man of this world

I´m a stranger
Anywhere I run to
Yes I am
A stranger

And I just can´t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name
But who I am
Is a man of this world

I´m a stranger
Anywhere I run to
Yes I am
A stranger
And I just can´t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name
But who I am
Is a man of this world