Hey, Stranger
Would you come in through my door
If not now I`ll leave it ajar
And then maybe you could come back
I`ll be waiting here for you
I`ll be hoping here for you
I`ll be praying here that you`ll believe it`s true
That in all these lonely years
I would have loved your company
But I never could give in
To this fragile side of me
You see I`ve always been a man of great ambition
But success just turned his back & never came
And now I find I became a man
Of even greater solitude
And I wish I`d spend more time making friends
With guys like you
Oh, Stranger
How can I make you stay?
For a little while
Oh, Stranger
Please, don`t go away
I`m living on
I`m singing on
Just let me sing one song for you
Hey, Stranger
This is my song
It is old & it is wrinkle
I tried it for too long
I tried it time after time
To forget about myself
And to hide in it a while
But a while`s been goin` on
Since I can`t remember when
And got catched up by the life
Of a lost & lonely man
I think I`m-a sung away a little faster
Then I planned
Hey, Stranger
This is my life
I can`t use it anymore
For I share it with no one but myself
I can`t fool you anymore
Let me hide with you a while
Let me try a little while
And then maybe
You`ll believe it`s true
That in all the years I spent
With the glory of a fool
Making diamonds outta tears
On the highest bid to go
I`ve been searching for a friend
To tell my troubles to
But I could never understand
How to get out of that cell
Please don`t send me back to hell