(Words & music by Percy Mayfield)
I´m like a stranger
Like a stranger in my own home town
I´m like a stranger
Like a stranger in my own home town

My so called friends stopped being friendly
Oh but you can´t keep a good man down
Oh no, can´t get him down

I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago
I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago

But my home town won´t accept me
Just don´t feel welcome here no more

My home town won´t accept me
Just don´t feel welcome here no more

I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago, yes I did

I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago
But my home town won´t accept me
Just don´t feel welcome here no more
I´m like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
Yeah, I´m like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
My so called friends stopped being friendly
Oh but you can´t keep a good man down

I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago, yes I did
I came home with good intentions
About 5 or 6 years ago
My so called friends stopped being friendly
Oh but you can´t keep a good man down

I´m like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
I´m like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
My so called friends stopped being friendly
Oh but you can´t keep a good man down