Stranger's Lament

If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve

So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me

The morning sun
Scatters light all around
Illuminating all the dust for miles around
And though it's bright
I know I cannot see
For today, I know no light will shine on me

If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve

So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me

I am stranger
In a foreign land
Who his ways and means I know I can't understand
And if I've sinned, oh father I repent
All I have left to my name is my lament

If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve

So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me

If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve

So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me

I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me