Take my chances, rather go to jail   Than see the eyes of a coward running loose and well   He don't care, he couldn't give a damn   Deprived of his victim, he's a ruthless man      He waits in the shadows 'til the man is gone   He moves to the door, now she's all alone   Far as you could see, that's her only way   She fears for her life and what her family would say      Back door stranger   A fair warning he's out tonight   A back door stranger   We gotta stop him if the chance is right      You read in the paper, most any day   'Bout back door stranger and his evil ways   The law can't judge because he pleads insane   It's a sign of the times that we got to change      You ask my opinion, he ain't half a man   He's as cold as a snake about to strike again   It's a slap in the face that we tolerate   The pain that he causes worries us gray      Back door stranger   A fair warning he's out tonight   A back door stranger   We gotta stop him if the chance is right      Take my chances, rather go to jail   Than see the eyes of a coward running loose and well   He don't care, he couldn't give a damn   Deprived of his victim, he's a ruthless man      You ask my opinion, got to make a stand   He's cold as a snake, gonna strike again   It's a slap in the face that we tolerate   The pain that he causes, it worries us gray      Back door stranger   A fair warning he's out tonight   A back door stranger   We gotta stop him if the chance is right      A back door stranger   A fair warning he's out tonight   A back door stranger   We gotta stop him if the chance is right