Stranger Lyrics

The song Stranger is performed by Billy Joel in the album named The Stranger: 30th Anniversary [Legacy Edition] - 2 CD Set in the year 2008 .



Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it, why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along.



Billy Joel - The Stranger: 30th Anniversary [Legacy Edition] - 2 CD Set

Jul 2008

  1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  2. Stranger
  3. Just the Way You Are
  4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  5. Vienna
  6. Only the Good Die Young
  7. Always a Woman
  8. Get It Right the First Time
  9. Everybody Has a Dream [Stranger Reprise]
  10. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) [Live]
  11. Prelude/Angry Young Man [Live]
  12. New York State of Mind [Live]
  13. Just the Way You Are [Live]
  14. She's Got a Way [Live]
  15. Entertainer [Live]
  16. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [Live]
  17. Band Introductions [Live]
  18. Captain Jack [Live]
  19. I've Loved These Days [Live]
  20. Say Goodbye to Hollywood [Live]
  21. Souvenir [Live]

Stranger