Never Trust a Stranger - The Marshall Tucker Band

We were riding through the flatlands

We were searching for two prisoner

Who just broke jail

A tall one and a lean one

Rode a chestnut stallion

And the word was that the main man

Well 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 to 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 'em go

He said let me tell you something

I’ve been tracking 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 to 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 to 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 who 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 to never trust a stranger

And he’s always called a better man