I'm A Stranger Here - The Divine Comedy

Excuse me madam, would you mind

Sparing a moment of your time?

I wandered off the beaten track

And now I can’t find my way back

Excuse me sir, may I intrude?

I hope you do not think me rude

I went out for a loaf of bread

Now everything I love is dead

I’m a stranger here, I’m a stranger here

You can tell from my voice and my clothing of choice

I’m a stranger here

I’m a stowaway from the olden days

And I’ll play you a song from the place I come from

If you like

When I was young they said to me

This way towards modernity

So if you ask where I come from

I’ll say, «The past»

And wander on

I’m a stranger here, I’m a stranger here

You can tell from my tie and the fear in my eye

I’m a stranger here

I’m a stowaway from the olden days

And I’ll play you a song from the place I come from

If you like, if you like

If you like