Song Description
A person wakes up and realizes that he hasn't been sane for a long time. For a moment, everything is clear and he cries out for help. By the end of the song, all he knows is that he remembered who the other person was this morning, but now it's gone again.
| Song Length |
5:08 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Sanity/Insanity, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor, Sarah Mclachlan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Stranger in the Family
I woke up today and remembered who you were
For, oh too long now life has been a blur
Strange places, unknown faces visiting for tea
Everyone so wonderful
Treating me like family
I?ve been losing ground since who knows when
I come around, then I?m off again
One day I?m me, the next I?ll be
A stranger in your family
CHORUS
Can you help me?
Some day I?ll be gone again
Help me, and love me if you can
Please help me
I?m so glad you came
Will you forgive me if I don?t recall your name?
Remember that time late one June
We walked the beach, stared at the moon
Close enough to touch, yet so far away
When I?m here, but not all there
I see it now so very clear
My life?s a little more like that with every passing day
CHORUS
Can you help me?
Soon I will be gone again
Help me, and love me if you can
Please help me
I?m so glad you came
Will you forgive me if I don?t recall your name?
Well, I know that it?s not easy
I know how I?ve been
A sad example of a husband, a father and a friend
Can?t you see that wasn?t me?
A stranger in the family
Well I?m here now and I?m sorry
CHORUS
Can you help me?
I feel I?m slipping away again
Help me, and love me if you can
Please help me
I don?t know why you came
Will you forgive me if I don?t recall your name?
I need you to forgive me
I can?t recall your name
I woke up today and remembered who you were
© 2004 Ray Zrinsky