STRANGER
The sun came up this morning
I am fading away
Last night as big as life
Growing faint in the day
Growing faint in the day
I left the window open
Is there a songbird near?
Pretty bird won’t you sing for me
Before we disappear? Before we disappear?
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own
When television is hazy
They turn the rabbit ears
They throw the courthouse open wide
They take the souvenirs. They take the souvenirs
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own
I went out to the city square
Amid the boos and cheers
Something wrong about what I said
You know it didn’t ring clear
Didn’t ring clear
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own
It’s when the lights are shining
Cross the night of tears
The wind on the silent streets
Is music to my ears
It’s music to my ears
I leave the window open
Is there a songbird near?
Pretty bird won’t you sing for me
Before we disappear? Before we disappear?
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own
Chris LeRoy © May 18, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP
