Sit Down Young Stranger Songtext / Lyric

I never had a dollar
That I didn't earn with pride
'Cause I had a million daydreams
To keep me satisfied And will you gather daydreams
Or will you gather wealth
How can you find your fortune
When you cannot find yourself?

My mothers eyes grow misty
There's a tremblin' in her hand
Sit down young stranger
I do not understand

And will you try and tell us
You've been too long at school
That knowledge is not needed
That power does not rule

That war is not the answer
That young men should not die
Sit down young stranger
I wait for your reply

The answer is not easy
For souls are not reborn
To wear the crown of peace
You must wear the crown of thorns

If Jesus, had a reason
I'm sure He would not tell
They treated Him so badly
How could He wish them well

The parlor now is empty
There's nothin' left to say
My father has departed
My mothers gone to pray

There's rockets in the meadows
And ships out on the sea
The answers in the forest
Are carved upon a tree

John loves Mary
Does anyone love me?

Songwriters
LIGHTFOOT, GORDON

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Lyrics © Moose Music Ltd./Early Morning Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.