D /c D A It's true that all the men you knew were dealers E Who said they were through with dealing F#m Every time you gave them shelter E Well I know that kind of man F#m It's hard to hold the hand of anyone E F#m Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender E F#m Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender
And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind You'll find he did not leave you very much No, not even laughter Like any dealer he was watching for the card That is so high and wild He'll never need to deal another He was just some Joseph looking for a manger Just some holy Joseph looking for a manger
And then leaning on your window sill He'll say one day you caused his will To weaken with your love, your warmth and your shelter And then taking from his wallet An old schedule of trains, he'll say I told you when I came I was a stranger I told you when I came I was a stranger
Ah but now another stranger seems To want you to ignore his dreams As though they were the burden of some other O you've seen that man before His golden arm dispatching cards But now it's rusted from the elbow to the finger And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter Yes he wants to trade the song he sings for shelter
Well you hate to watch another tired man Lay down his hand Like he was giving up the holy game of poker And while he talks his dreams to sleep You notice there's a highway That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder And now suddenly you look a little older Yeah suddenly you feel a little older
Well you tell him to come in sit down But something makes you turn around The door is open you cannot close your shelter You try the handle of the road It opens do not be afraid It's you my love, you who are the stranger It is you my love, you who are the stranger
Well, I've been waiting, I was sure We'd meet between the trains we're waiting for I think it's time to board another Please understand, I never had a secret chart To get me to the heart of this Or any other matter Well he talks like this you don't know what he's after Yes he speaks like this, you don't know what he's after
Let's meet tomorrow if you choose Upon the shore, beneath the bridge That they are building on some endless river Then he leaves the platform For the sleeping car that's warm You realize, he's only advertising on more shelter And it comes to you, he never even was that stranger And you say okay the bridge or someplace later
And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind You'll find he did not leave you very much No, not even laughter Like any dealer he was watching for the card That is so high and wild He'll never need to deal another Yeah was just some Joseph looking for a manger
And leaning on your window sill He'll say one day you caused his will To weaken with your love, your warmth and your shelter And then taking from his wallet An old schedule of trains He'll say, I told you when I came I was a stranger I told you when I came I was a stranger I told you when I came I was a stranger