Love Song To A Stranger

1. How long since I've spent a whole night

In a twin bed with a stranger

His warm arms all around me?

How long since I've gazed in the dark eyes

That melted my soul down

To a place where it longs to be?

All of your history

Has little to do with your face

Bm

You're mainly a mystery

With violins filling in space

Hmmm-hmmm

2. You stood in the nude by the mirror

And picked out a rose

From the bouquet in our hotel

And lay down beside me again

And I watched the rose

On the pillow as it fell

I sank and I slept in a twilight

With only one care

To know that when day broke and I awoke

That you'd still be there

You'd still be there

3. The hours for once they passed slowly

Unendingly by

Like a sweet breeze on a field

Your gentleness came down upon me

And I guess I thanked you

When you caused me to yield

We spoke not a sentence

Took not a footstep beyond

Our two days together which seemingly

Soon would be gone

Soon would be gone

4. Don't tell me of love everlasting

And other sad dreams

I don't want to hear

Just tell me of passionate strangers

Who rescue each other

From a lifetime of cares

Because if love means forever

Expecting nothing returned

Then I hope I'll be given another

Whole lifetime to learn

Hmmm-hmmm

5. Because you gave to me oh so many things

It makes me wonder

How they could belong to me

And I gave you only my dark eyes

Which melted your soul down

To the place where it longs to be.