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The Stranger Lyrics

Artist: Billy Joel

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 a stranger,
But we'd 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 intensions,
You will never quench the fire.
You'll give in to your desire when the stranger comes along.

Comments/Interpretations

by youlanda on 5/21/2008 7:14pm
what literary elements are used here
by 24@strangeville on 4/2/2012 7:50am
Deep meaning...
by Dodoyo on 4/2/2012 8:02am
I never knew that old music was good
by Ryan on 4/2/2012 9:20am
Who is the stranger?
by Hi on 4/2/2012 9:21am
Hyperbole metaphor and more
by SPMC on 4/2/2012 9:22am
It is great to see who the stranger is is that both characters are strangers
by Hi on 4/2/2012 9:23am
Hyperbole metaphor and repetition with the last line of every paaragrah
by Ann veluzie on 4/2/2012 9:38am
This is my type of music
by Wasif on 4/2/2012 12:48pm
Beautiful








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