[Verse 1]
Sir, I am a pilgrim
And a stranger in this land
Once I had a home here
My salvation was at hand

[Verse 2]
I lived in a fine home
I was respected and satisfied
I had two beautiful children
And a kind and loving wife

[Verse 3]
Then one day a man came to town
A man with nothing and nowhere to go
He came to my door and mentioned something
I'd done a long time ago

[Verse 4]
I allowed him into my home
On his vow that nothing would be said
One night I rose from a dreamless sleep
And I went to his bed

[Verse 5]
I watched as he lay sleeping
I reached out and touched his cheek
Felt a chill run through my bonеs
And I fled into the street

[Verse 6]
I woke up in a motеl room
With the light rushing in
Like someone had thrust open a door
And closed it tightly again

[Verse 7]
I tried to understand the life I've lived
And these things that I've felt
While I walk these streets at night
A stranger to myself

[Verse 8]
Last night the same dream
Keeps coming 'round
I'm standing high in the Green Hills
Looking 'cross the outskirts of town

[Verse 9]
The night air fills my lungs
The wind sweeps around me so strong
The stars rise in a black endless sky
Grow brighter and brighter, then gone, gone, gone