This song began as a song about moving away from home, and slowly shifted into the story about my faith rediscovery, through my friends and my church. I call myself a stranger, as I'm new to Nashville, and I call my schoolmates strangers because I've only just met them. Yet, as I learn more about these strangers, I discover that they are the "faces of friends I left behind," or people who share similar interests and attitudes as my friends back in Indiana. Now, that's not to say that these new companions are exactly like me; our beliefs, politically and spiritually, seem to differ. But these "strangers" have helped me define myself and my relationship with God.
I received love "from a stranger" so now I'm giving it back "to a stranger."
You're just another kid who moved down south
The heart of Nashville pumps its blood into your mouth
And after flight, you thought you'd never find
The faces of friends you left behind
'Cause in the city does he show himself
To those who run and claim that they do not need help?
Well, as a stranger who began alone
A call from a stranger led you home
A call from a stranger led you home
The house was small, the praise was loud
The Lord appeared, the people bowed
You wept for joy before a joyful crowd
A hug from a stranger led me home
A hug from a stranger led me home
There was no judgement and nobody cared
If someone spoke aloud with arms raised in the air
And in these faces that were true and kind
Were faces of friends you left behind
If home is where the heart is, yours was numb
When you recited those three words, "Thy Kingdom Come"
So were you shocked in your attempts to roam?
A smile from a stranger led you home
A smile from a stranger led you home
The house was small, the praise was loud
The Lord appeared, the people bowed
You wept for joy before a joyful crowd
The love from a stranger led me home
The love from a stranger led me home
The love from a stranger led me home
The love from a stranger led me home
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