The Outlaw And The Stranger Lyrics - Ed Bruce

He was born, in three quarter time 

When the guitars played flat 

The world sang out of tune 

A hundred years late 

But ahead of his time 

And I swear not a minute too soon 

They thought he was crazy 

Cause he talked to walls 

And once nobody listened 

Except "Me and Paul" 

He's a "Honky-tonk Hero" 

The ladies all loved him 

He learned to pick Country 

In a Rock n' Roll band 

And he's the cowboy 

His mama let grow up to be 

A "Good Hearted Woman's" 

Good timin' man 

They called him an outlaw 

When his only crime 

Was giving us gold 

In exchange for our dimes 

So God bless the outlaw 

And the "Redhead Stranger", his friend 

And God bless the pickups, 

Guitars and love, when you win 

And God, save the music 

So we'll know where we've been