Hats Off (To The Stranger) Lyrics

Walkin' down by the riverHangin' down my headI chanced to stop for a momentA stranger beckoned and then he said:"Walk down the road of life, a-happy as can beBut not so happy, yeah, that you can't seeBe very careful, mm-hmm, everywhere you goTake it very slow"Hats off to the strangerFor tellin' me what he knowsI said, Lord, I here yaAnd I'm walkin' slowJust a singin' Hallelujah, HallelujahLet a little sunshine down on meMake this feelin' grow-ow-ow-owWalkin' down by the riverHis words warmin' up my soulHe called to me from the other side:"There's one more thing ya gotta know, yeah""Nobody's perfect, boy, not me or youIt doesn't matter what you say or doBut you could be singin', yeah, a better tuneSingin' whoa-oh-oh"------ brief instrumental break ------"Yeah, all the things that I have saidYou've probably heard them all beforeBut the way that you'll hear them from meIs like you never heard them before"Hats off to the strangerFor tellin' me what he knowsI said, Lord, I here yaAnd I'm walkin' slow, yeahHats off to the strangerFor tellin' me what he knowsI said, Lord, I here yaAnd I'm walkin' slowYeah, I saidHats off to the strangerFor tellin' me what he knowsI said, Lord, I here yaAnd I'm walkin' slowJust a singin' Hallelujah, oh yeah, HallelujahLet a little sunshine down on meMake this feelin' growA little louderHallelujah, sing it out loud, HallelujahLet a little sunshine down on meMake this feelin' grow