The Stranger (Live) by Billy Joel

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out
And (1)________ ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on

Well we all fall in love
But we (2)__________________ the danger
Though we (3)__________ so many secrets
There are (4)________ we never tell
Why (5)________ you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you (6)________ let (7)________ lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
...
You've done it, why can't someone else?
You (8)____________ know by now
You've been (9)__________ yourself
Once I (10)________ to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She (11)______________ to (12)________ answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right (13)______________ the eyes
...
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are (14)________ we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The (15)________________ in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
...
You've (16)________ it why can't (17)______________ else?
You (18)____________ know by now
You've (19)________ (20)__________ yourself
You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will (21)__________ quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the (22)________________ (23)__________ along

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