"Stranger" lyrics

"Stranger"

You're playing me backwards

On a cold and windy morning
I said goodbye to my old friends
They were hanging 'round the corner
They were staying 'til the end, 'til the end
On the other side of midnight
I was looking for a place to stay
And one thing's sure for certain
I ain't never going back again, no more

(These strangers)

The streetlights looked so pretty
As they spread into a town
I was looking for another sundown
And my head was spinning 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round

Looking through the eyes of a stranger
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Looking through the eyes of danger
Looking at the all-night dancers
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Never taking all of the chances of a stranger (Stranger)

As I walked into the main street
I saw a crowd across the square
And I heard a guitar playing
And I saw you standing there, standing there

Looking through the eyes of a stranger
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Looking through the eyes of danger
Looking at the all-night dancers
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Never taking all of the chances of a stranger

Distant bells, they started ringing
Somewhere far-off in the night
And the place was full of loneliness
That disappeared from sight, ooh

Looking through the eyes of a stranger
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Looking through the eyes of danger
Looking at the all-night dancers
(I'm looking through the eyes)
Never taking all of the chances of a stranger
(Looking through the eyes of a stranger)

I ain't never going back
Never going back
Never going back
Never going back
Never going back
Never going back
Never going back
Never going back


Writer(s): Jeff Lynne
album: "Secret Messages" (1983)
Electric Light Orchestra - Secret Messages album cover
Buildings Have Eyes
(from "Secret Messages" single)
Mandalay
(from "Afterglow" box set)
After All
(Instrumental)
Hello My Old Friend
(from "Afterglow" box set)
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