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The Dead first performed “Feel Like a Stranger” on March 31, 1980, at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. It remained in the repertoire thereafter and is the first track on the 1990 live album, Without a Net.
According to official Dead biographer Dennis McNally, the lyrics caused strife wit...
[Verse 1]
Inside you're burning
I can see clear through
Your eyes tell more than you mean
Them to
Lit up and flashing
Like the reds and blues
Out there on the neon avenue
[Chorus]
But I feel like a stranger
Feel like a stranger
[Verse 2]
Well the music's thundering
We're restless and hot
You keep firing glances across the room
And I can't stop wondering
Just what you got
Get the feeling I'm gonna find out real
Soon
[Chorus]
Still feel like a stranger
Feel like a stranger
Well you know it's gonna get stranger
So let's get on with the show
[Verse 3]
Yes and the wheel
Gets smoking 'round midnight
You shoot me a look that says "Let's go"
Yes and it feels
Just like running a red light
There ain't no point in looking behind us, no!
[Chorus]
Still I feel like a stranger
Feel like a stranger
You know it keeps getting stranger and stranger
If it's love then how would I know?
How would I know?
[Outro]
Yes and it's gonna get stranger
Some things you just know
If this were love then how would I know?
(Feel like a stranger)
(Feel like a stranger)
(Feel like a stranger)
(Feel like a stranger)
It's gonna be a long hot crazy night
It's gonna be a long long crazy crazy night
Yeah crazy night
Silky silky crazy crazy night
Feel Like a Stranger was written by Bob Weir & John Perry Barlow.
Feel Like a Stranger was produced by Gary Lyons.
The Grateful Dead released Feel Like a Stranger on Mon Apr 28 1980.