I'm writing you a letter on hotel letterhead A record of my restlessness before I go to bed On the other side of midnight on the far side of the world I'm sending out a signal hoping that you heard I'm a stranger here I'm only passing through But every place I go leaves its own tattoo That's how it is layin' stone on stone Buildin' little altars by the side of the road I'm writing you a love note on the center of my palm Little circles and symbols for every day I've been gone It's all miracles and magic it's as simple as that Pulling fishes and loaves alike rabbits from a hat I'm a stranger here I'm only passing through But every place I go leaves its own tattoo That's how it is layin' stone on stone Buildin' little altars by the side of the road All the fussin' and the righteous the bewildered and confused All the lost and the lonely are leanin' into you They're all leanin' into something that they cannot even name And nobody gets outta here without forever bein' changed I'm a stranger here I'm only passing through But every place I go leaves its own tattoo That's how it is layin' stone on stone Buildin' little altars by the side of the road I'm a stranger here I'm only passing through But every place I go leaves its own tattoo I know how it is that's how it goes Buildin' little altars by the side of the road And I know how it is Know how it is Know how it is I know how Know how it is