NEVER TRUST A STRANGER
(Toy Caldwell)

The Marshall Tucker Band


We were ridin' through the flatlands
We were searchin' for two prisoners
Who just broke jail
Tall one and a lean one
Rode a chestnut stallion
And the word was from the main man
He was mean as hell
An outlaw is a man who never understands
A word called danger
He learns to shoot and ride as a child
And never trust a stranger
And he's always called a better man
We chased him to the border
All the way to El Paso
The ride was long the ride was hard
But the sheriff said "we can't let him go"
He said "let me tell you somethin'"
"I been trackin' for a long time"
They never trust a stranger 
And they take care of their own
An outlaw is a man who never understands
A word called danger
He learns to shoot and ride as a child
And never trust a stranger
And he's always called a better man
Today's man is an outlaw
On that long road to freedom
You work him hard you take his pride
And then you try to cheat him
Then one day you figure out it's a long,long story
An outlaw is a man that takes care of his own
An outlaw is a man who never understands
A word called danger
He learns to shoot and ride as a child
And never trust a stranger
And he's always called a better man
Never trust a stranger
Never trust a stranger
Never trust a stranger