I'll Not Be A Stranger

I'll Not Be A Stranger - The Stanley Brothers

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

I'm acquainted with folks over there

There'll be friends there to greet me

There'll be loved ones to meet me

At the gates of that city four square

Through the years through the tears

They've gone one by one

But they'll wait at the gate until my race is run

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

I'm acquainted with folks over there

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

I've a home on the streets paved with gold

I'll feel right at home there

In that beautiful somewhere

With the loved ones whose memory I hold

Through the years through the tears

They've gone one by one

But they'll wait at the gate until my race is run

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

I'm acquainted with folks over there

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

There'll be no lonely days over there

There'll be no stormy weather

But a great time together

On the streets of that city four square

Through the years through the tears

They've gone one by one

But they'll wait at the gate

Until my race is run

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city

I'm acquainted with folks over there