Stranger in My Own Home Town
Elvis Presley Lyrics


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I'm like a stranger
Like a stranger in my own home town
I'm like a stranger
Like a stranger in my own home town

My so-called friends stopped being friendly
Oh, but you can't keep a good man down
No, can't get him down

I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago
I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago, oh

My home town won't accept me
Just don't feel welcome here no more

Tell me why, man!

My home town won't accept me
I just don't feel welcome here no more

I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago, yes I did
I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago
But my home town won't accept me
Just don't feel welcome here no more
I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
Yeah, I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
My so-called friends stopped being friendly
Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Boyo, play it down now

I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago, yes I did
I came home with good intentions
About five or six years ago
My so-called friends stopped being friendly
Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Play it again, play it again

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town
I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town




My so-called friends stopped being friendly
Oh, but you can't keep a good man down

Overall Meaning

In Elvis Presley's song "Stranger in My Own Home Town," the singer expresses his feelings of being an outsider in his hometown. Despite coming home with good intentions, he feels unwelcome and like a stranger in a place he once knew so well. He laments that his "so-called friends" have stopped being friendly, but he is determined to stay strong and not be brought down by their negativity.


The lyrics suggest that Elvis may have faced rejection or even hostility from his hometown after achieving fame and success. While he may have had good intentions in coming back, his hometown has not been welcoming. The repetition of the phrase "like a stranger" emphasizes this feeling of displacement and highlights the emotional toll it is taking on him. However, the line "Oh, but you can't keep a good man down" implies that he will not let this rejection defeat him, and he will continue to persevere.


Overall, the song portrays the complex relationship between fame, success, and one's hometown. Elvis may have achieved great success, but it has come at the cost of feeling like an outsider in the place he once called home.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm like a stranger
Despite living here all my life, I feel like a completely different person now.


Like a stranger in my own home town
I feel isolated and disconnected from the place I used to call home.


My so-called friends stopped being friendly
My former friends have become distant and unwelcoming towards me.


Oh, but you can't keep a good man down
Despite facing adversity, I refuse to give up and will keep pushing forward.


I came home with good intentions
I returned to my hometown with the intention of rebuilding my life and reconnecting with old friends.


About five or six years ago
It has been several years since I returned home.


My home town won't accept me
Despite my efforts, the people in my hometown seem unwilling to accept me back into their community.


Just don't feel welcome here no more
I feel like an outsider and unwelcome in the community where I grew up.


Tell me why, man!
I want to understand why I am not being welcomed back into my own community.


But my home town won't accept me
No matter how hard I try, the people in my hometown refuse to embrace me as one of their own.


Oh, but you can't keep a good man down
Despite the challenges, I remain resilient and determined to overcome the obstacles in my way.




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
Written by: PERCY MAYFIELD

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