[Title: They Call Me Stray] [Verse 1] They call me stray, they spit the word Like a dirty secret they’ve just heard They want to push me down the heap Kick me where the garbage sleeps But I just smile and walk away They’ll never understand “stray” [Pre-Chorus] Because stray means no master’s hand Stray means I don’t take command No leash, no boss, no iron gate Just open road and endless fate [Chorus] So I roam the wild land Through this life with calloused hands Through the many loves I’ve known A rolling stone, a king without a throne Call me stray, I wear it proud I shout it clear, I sing it loud Nobody owns my soul today I’m free, I’m free, I’m stray [Verse 2] I wander through the morning mist Every sunrise a new tryst I’ve loved on mountains, slept in fields My only riches what the moment yields They call me names to feel so tall But names can’t build a wall at all [Bridge] I feel your envy in the dark You wish you had my reckless spark But I can’t break the chains you wear You’ve got to tear down your own despair Set fire to your prison door Fire your boss and ask for more [Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus – with backing vocals] So I roam the wild land Through this life with calloused hands Through the many loves I’ve known A rolling stone, a king without a throne Call me stray, I wear it proud I shout it clear, I sing it loud Nobody owns my soul today I’m free, I’m free, I’m stray [Outro] (Spoken/sung, fading) Stray … that’s my name… Break your own chains now… I can’t do it for you…
