The Stranger

Said hello to a stranger On a bench beside the shore Walked that way a thousand times But never noticed him before He said what a lovely smile It takes years off an old man So I sat there for a while A little longer than I'd planned And he told me tales Of men and whales And lives he'd lived before So I stayed and listened For a little more I was blind before I met you But you've opened up my eyes Showed me the world around you The greener grass and the bluest skies Didn't know what it would feel like So scary and so new But now I can't go back To a world Without you Saw a house on a hilltop Little hammock on the porch Walked that way a thousand times But never noticed it before In the window was a family Couple children having tea A lifetime filled with laughter A swing on an old oak tree And it told me tales Of growing old And lives lived long before So I stayed and listened For a little more I was blind before I met you But you've opened up my eyes Showed me the world around you The greener grass and the bluest skies Didn't know what it would feel like So scary and so new But now I can't go back To a world Without you And even when the sun don't rise And the clouds are growing near There's beauty in rumbling skies Now that you are here (aaaah) I was blind before I met you But you've opened up my eyes Showed me the world around you The greener grass and the bluest skies Didn't know what it would feel like So scary and so new But now I can't go back To a world No I won't go back To a world Without you