I was born black and free   I was born in the cold   Cold was home to me   Until I was told      I was really from the South   So I travelled closer to the sun      But you see   Flesh burning beat   Got me crossing the sea   Back to the cold again      So here I am   Here I am      Refrain:   I'm a stranger   Anywhere I run to   Yes I am   A stranger   And I just can't seem to   Find a race I could claim   The roots to my name   But who I am   Is a man of this world      This is my second shot   Winter's smiling at me   I'm taking this shot   To be all I can be      So the next place I stop   Will be the land of the free      A place where a million of colors and dreams dwell   Sounds like a place to me, where someone might understand   Just who I am, who I am      Refrain:   I'm a stranger   Anywhere I run to   Yes I am   A stranger   And I just can't seem to   Find a race I could claim   The roots to my name   But who I am   Is a man of this world      Now there's this fuss about color   And everybody needs to belong   But take a minute to consider my perspective   You see, black kicked me out once   And white took me in   But white looked at me once   And nearly spat at my skin      I'm so confused, I'm so confused   About who I should hate      I figure I'll just love them all      Refrain:   I'm a stranger   Anywhere I run to   Yes I am   A stranger   And I just can't seem to   Find a race I could claim   The roots to my name   But who I am   Is a man of this world      Refrain:   I'm a stranger   Anywhere I run to   Yes I am   A stranger   And I just can't seem to   Find a race I could claim   The roots to my name   But who I am   Is a man of this world      Refrain:   I'm a stranger   Anywhere I run to   Yes I am   A stranger   And I just can't seem to   Find a race I could claim   The roots to my name   But who I am   Is a man of this world