Don't Be A Stranger

We were seventeen, first time away from home You lived down the hall Went to school in Oshawa Days would go by, you'd never leave your room I'd ask what was wrong You just laughed and said, "c'mon" But it's easy for me to say I'm not alone with those conversations That you have with yourself all day And I get it when you need escaping When it gets too much I love you like my own blood So don't be a stranger Da da da And no one ever knew how you two could ever be related You were always delicate Despite a father with no patience I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault" It's easy for me to say I'm not alone with those conversations That you have with yourself all day But I get it when you need escaping When it gets too much I love you like my own blood So don't be a stranger Da da da It's 10 pm, you've been drinking You're holding court and putting on a show All the talent, but its a balance I can't tell you anything you don't already know I can't predict the next time it'll hit And the urge comes on strong To pack it in and dissolve It's easy for me to say I'm not alone with those conversations That you have with yourself all day But I get it when you need escaping When it gets too much When it gets too much I know it gets too much What have you been taking? I love you like my own blood So don't be a stranger Don't be a stranger Don't be a stranger Don't be a stranger --- Don't Be A Stranger - Arkells