[Verse 1]
At a bar on Forty Third at a quarter to two
Met my friend the Chinese Elvis and hoisted a few
He talks like Mickey Mouse
And sees with X-ray eyes
Lives in a cardboard house
I almost gave him the prize

[Chorus]
'Til you came along
Thanks for opening my eyes
Things you do, right or wrong
It should come as no surprise
When you live in a town where there's always somebody
Stranger than you
Stranger than you

[Verse 2]
At Eighty Third and Amsterdam there's an Indian Jew
Who pierced all his private parts with a permanent screw
He sleeps on a bed of nails
Which came from outer space
And in my taller tales
I gave him pride of place

[Chorus]
'Til you came along
Thanks for opening my eyes
Things you do, right or wrong
It should come as no surprise
When you live in a town where there's always somebody
Stranger than you
Stranger than you
[Bridge]
I'm not complaining even though I'm not sure what you are
I've got the strangest feeling good about this love bizarre

[Verse 3]
I could have stayed in bed
Hiding from this freaky show
I'm happy that instead
I knew just where to go

[Chorus]
When you came along
Thanks for opening my eyes
Things you do, right or wrong
It should come as no surprise
When you live in a town where there's always somebody
Stranger than you
Stranger than you
Stranger than you
Stranger than you

[Outro]
Are you a boy?
Are you a girl?
Are you an oyster?
Are you a pearl?
Are you a fish?
Are you a fowl?
Are you an angel?
Are you from hell?
Stranger than you
Stranger than you
Stranger than you