Excuse me stranger, what is it that you see?
Excuse me stranger, how could you think you know me?
Excuse me stranger, do you feel alone as well?
Excuse me stranger but I'm not sure how to tell
Excuse me stranger, would you like to waste some time?
Excuse me stranger, you can't drink of my wine
Excuse me stranger, but I don't know what love I've got
Let's share what love is not
With all these comforting souls have bought
And spend our time poorly
All for temporary fun
There's nothing else here for me
With two arms in my way
To kill the flies with one swing
Ran from thoughts of the changer
And laughed as one offered a ring
Excuse me stranger
Escape the danger
Wouldn't fall with all that
My life was not for one
But before I escaped devotion
I had filled my bag with fun
When spinning escaped me
I dismissed a ferris-wheel
Sidestepped converging fates
And forswore that devils deal
Eluded the knowledge
That a diamond could fall with sleet
Unseen, as tears in the rain
As quick as steam in the heat
I talked to you
And I knew
Clung to you
To forget
All except you
As we grew
Complimented you
In a balanced set
Then searched you
Your past rehearsed
Betrayed you
Doubting cause to stay
Assumed the worst
and turned to walk away
Fearing my inadequacies
Excuse me stranger, things are now as they seem
Excuse me stranger, are you waiting for a dream
Excuse me stranger, would you like to share our time
Excuse me stranger, can you ferment my wine
Excuse me stranger, are you raising your flag
Excuse me stranger, can you fit peace in your bag
Excuse me stranger, have you traded it for more
With your cheek against the door
I held that mirror seven years before
And see my luck is changing
Turning with my state of mind
And the joy is all my ranging
With my arms in your way
To kill the flies with one swing
Imagine the comforting changer
And you laugh as I offer this ring
Excuse me stranger
Amuse the danger
Enervate as you shape me
You sedate, then escape me
Wouldn't fall with all that
Unsure about this one
But then you escaped devotion
And you mugged me on the run
As I raised my arms and spun
Balanced on a merry-go-round
Then you dodged the comets path
And forswore the magic found
Ignoring the knowledge
That those leaves blow in the breeze
and the roots that nourish longer
Were sure to live on through the freeze
You talked to me
And you knew
Clung to me
Just to forget
All except me
As we grew
Complimented me
In a balanced set
Then searched me
My past rehearsed
Betrayed me
Doubting cause to stay
Assumed the worst
And turned to walk away
Fearing repetition
With the escape excused
Please give all the news
When options are perused
To the stranger of blues
