The Stranger I Love
K. Kristofferson
Album: Surreal Thing
[Intro]
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I've been a simple man, and I've been insane
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And I've been a vagabond, and I've been a king, yeah
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But I've been a better man just tryin' to please
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The stranger I love
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Lost in a wilderness, darker than pain
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And drawn to her loneliness, and just like a flame
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Closer we come, the more that I need
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The stranger I love
[Bridge]
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Bad as I love her, I ain't afraid
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We'll be together, some lovin' way
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I'll be her lover, just as long as I can
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Then when it's over, she'll need a friend
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So I'll take her hand-me-downs, I'll take the blame
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I'll be a hang-around, I ain't ashamed
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'Cause the longer I love her, the more I believe
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The stranger I love
[Outro]
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