Strangers

<br>Strangers (c) 1992, 1995, Rick Lee & Holly Gettings, Natick Music, BMI<br>Recorded on "Natick," Waterbug 0016 (CD and cassette), released 7/18/95<br>That`s my old man on the park bench,<br>And my child up on the swing.<br>But I know that you won`t trust me<br>Or the promise that I bring.<br>You`ll never know these strangers<br>We`ll never know you back.<br>But, for the risk of being curious,<br>You might find here what you lack.<br>You can ask that old panhandler<br>What he does with your spare change.<br>When he asked you for that quarter<br>Did you ask him, "What`s your name?"<br>When you see us on the TV,<br>Faces worn and marked with fear<br>Can you put yourself in our place<br>"Can that really happen here?"<br>bridge:<br>Just like you, I`d make a living.<br>Just like you, I`d have a place.<br>Just like you, I`d learn to get by,<br>Showing nothing on my face<br>Just like me, you`d have your job cut<br>Just like me, you`d wanna scream,<br>Just like me, beneath the surface,<br>You`d be more than you first seem.<br>(instrumental verse break)<br>The face before you on the subway,<br>She has family far away.<br>She has sorrows and frustrations,<br>She goes off to work each day.<br>I`m the man who sells umbrellas,<br>Sunny days I`ll sell cold drinks.<br>Ask about the place I came from<br>And I`ll tell you what I think.<br>bridge:<br>Just like you, I`d make a living.<br>Just like you, I`d have a place.<br>Just like you, I`d learn to get by,<br>Showing nothing on my face.<br>Just like you, we have our hard times.<br>Just like you we have our dreams.<br>Just like you, beneath the surface,<br>We are more than we first seem.