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The Stranger in Our Town Lyrics

There's a stranger in our town
He's got a burning heart
He wants to get off on you

The last time that he was here
He had a roving eye
He smiled as he got off on you

Don't face me with that sad face
Because you lost that glorious grace
You will always be coming back to this place

There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that stranger, pulling you around
There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that stranger, and
He's gonna break your heart
He's gonna break your heart
And then get off on you

There's a stranger in our town
Pulls out a punk's spinal cord
Piss and blood on the sidewalk of hearts

This stranger in our town
Lives in tunnels beneath Hell
Lives in tunnels way below your heart

Push it in and push it out
You already know what it's all about
And you'll be begging as usual without any doubt

There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that a stranger, pulling you around
There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that a stranger, and
He's gonna break your heart
He's gonna break your heart
And then get off on you

(solos)

So I smile like he smiles
I walk just like he walks
My right hand's to my face like this

This stranger in our town
He once was in another town
With insects on his face like this

With names that are just like names
And pictures from the rear of trains
What you want will always be the same

There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that a stranger, pulling you around
There's a stranger, who's in our town
It's that a stranger, and
He's gonna break your heart
He's gonna break your heart
And then get off on
You
You
You-oh
You-oh

Stranger in our town
Stranger he got a burning eye
He got insects on his face
But he is such a strange strange stranger
He is such a strange strange stranger
He is such a strange strange stranger
He is such a strange strange stranger in our...
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lenfer On Jul 30, 2010
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Cover art for The Stranger in Our Town lyrics by Gun Club, The

This is one of the sickest tunes I've ever heard - that explosive call before each chorus seems to me one of the purest expressions of rock music. Glad I found this music, don't even care I'm 30 years late to the party.

RIP J Lee Pierce

 
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