J. P. Cormier - The Stranger (live at Stanfest 2007) lyrics

I have come o'er yonder mountain For to find those that are my own Yet I stand here, stand here before you Like a stranger far from home Oh, my father, he was a miner Now his comrades, they dig his bones And he left me, when he left me, Like a stranger far from home I have worked for the rich and famous Courted their daughters by candlelight But there ne'er was one who could snare me The train I left on was dead-of-night There are those who sought to chain me To the pillars of their greed But the gift God laid inside me Finally brought them to their knees I have traveled the broken highway Seen the foibles of weaker men Yet I stand here, stand here defiant On the road back home again When I watch my final sunset I will know that I've been true And the sacred roaring fire In my soul I leave to you So I've told you the endless story Of the men who once were me You may laugh and turn to hide it But at least I still am free I have come o'er yonder mountain For to find those that are my own Yet I stand here, stand here before you Like a stranger far from home Yet I stand here, stand here before you Like a stranger far from home