[Verse 1]
Pulled up to the diner, Bible on the dash
They stared at me like I'd crashed in from the past
Talking ’bout heaven like it’s right around the bend
Guess I’m just a stranger they don’t understand
[Chorus]
I’m an alien in a foreign land
Got a home up yonder that’s already planned
Got my ticket in the blood of the Lamb
So I don’t plant deep roots in this sand
Yeah, I’m passing through this earthly ground
Just a pilgrim in a country town
Singin’, “This world ain’t where my story stands”
I’m an alien in a foreign land
[Verse 2]
Front porch swing and a paid-off little place
Can’t outshine the promise of a face-to-face
With the One who walked my road and rolled that stone
That’s the only reason I don’t call this home
[Chorus]
I’m an alien in a foreign land
Got a home up yonder that’s already planned
Got my ticket in the blood of the Lamb
So I don’t plant deep roots in this sand
Yeah, I’m passing through this earthly ground
Just a pilgrim in a country town
Singin’, “This world ain’t where my story stands”
I’m an alien in a foreign land
[Bridge]
[Band drops to claps and stomp]
This ain’t it, this ain’t it (oh, sing it now)
Every trial gonna quit when He comes down
I’ll trade this dust for glory, trade these boots for crown
Til that day, I’ll keep on standin’ out
[Chorus]
I’m an alien in a foreign land
Got a home up yonder that’s already planned
Got my ticket in the blood of the Lamb
So I don’t plant deep roots in this sand
Yeah, I’m passing through this earthly ground
Just a pilgrim in a country town
Singin’, “This world ain’t where my story stands”
I’m an alien in a foreign land