Lyric discussion by RemyKilledElvis 

Cover art for Goodbye Stranger lyrics by Supertramp

I believe he's singing about the women he slept with while on the road and how he's saying goodbye to them because he will probably never see them again. Very catchy song.

GOODBYE STRANGER is about FAILURE OF ABSTINANCE TO ADDICTION

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People really?

Its not like that.

Its about a stranger, that tries to tell him the "right" way to live.

Read it:

Goodbye stranger, it's been nice Hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view Hope your dreams will all come true

Paradise: (christian) where all believers end up, tried to see your view: tried to follow didn't work, hope: no hard feelings

The goodbye mary goodbye janes mean that he is saying goodbye to women he has been with but uses those names as a pun to reference to drugs, therefore goodbye mary,...

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@Galaxael very interesting point of view, never thought about it like that!