Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Sung as a duet with country legend George Jones on the latter’s My Very Special Guests duet album, this song veers away from the intricate wordplay and punning that marks his first phase of songwriting toward a more straightforward storytelling style. That said, the question of who the stranger in t...
[Verse 1]
This never was one of the great romances
But I thought you'd always have those young girl's eyes
But now they look in tired and bitter glances
At the ghost of a man who walks 'round in my disguise
[Verse 2]
I get the feeling that I don't belong here
But there's no welcome in the window anyway
And I look down for a number on my keychain
'Cause it feels more like a hotel everyday
[Chorus]
There's a stranger in the house
Nobody's seen his face
But everybody says he's taken my place
There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see
But everybody says he looks like me
[Verse 3]
And now you say you've got no expectations
But I know you also miss those carefree days
And for all the angry words that passed between us
You still don't understand me when I say
[Chorus]
There's a stranger in the house, nobody's seen his face
But everybody says he's taken my place
There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see
But everybody says he looks like me
Everybody says he looks like me
Stranger in the House was written by Elvis Costello.
Stranger in the House was produced by Nick Lowe.
Elvis Costello released Stranger in the House on Fri Mar 17 1978.