"The Stranger" lyrics - LAURIE ANDERSON
A stranger came into our town at twilight.
He said he had chosen our town out of all the other towns.
He said, "Roll out the red carpet."
He said, "I'm the one you have been waiting for."
He said, "I've come to serve you-no questions asked. So let's make a deal."
He said, "So put her here. Let's shake on it. Give me five."
He said, "I've got a five-year plan. And we mean business. So put her here. Let's shake on it."
It's the one with the pool.
It's the one on the corner with the big garage.
It's the one with the fir tree in the front yard.
Leave the lights on. It's twilight.
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the log that is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, "Brother let me take out the speck that is in your eye," when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye.
You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
United States Live (1984)
- Say Hello
- Walk The Dog
- Violin Solo
- Closed Circuits
- For A Large And Changing Room
- Pictures Of It
- Language Of The Future
- Cartoon Song
- Small Voice
- Three Walking Songs
- The Healing Horn
- New Jersey Turnpike
- So Happy Birthday
- English
- Dance Of Electricity
- Three Songs For Paper, Film And Video
- Sax Solo
- Sax Duet
- Born, Never Asked
- From The Air
- Beginning French
- O Superman
- Talkshow
- Frames For The Pictures
- Democratic Way
- Looking For You
- Walking & Falling
- Private Property
- Neon Duet
- Let X=X
- The Mailman's Nightmare
- Difficult Listening Hour
- Language Is A Virus
- Reverb
- If You Can't Talk About It, Point To It
- Violin Walk
- City Song
- Finnish Farmers
- Red Map
- Hey Ah
- Bagpipe Solo
- Steven Weed
- Time And A Half
- Voices On Tape
- Example #22
- Strike
- False Documents
- New York Social Life
- A Curious Phenomenon
- Yankee See
- I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test...
- Running Dogs
- Four, Three, Two, One
- The Big Top
- It Was Up In The Mountains
- Odd Objects
- Dr. Miller
- Big Science
- Big Science Reprise
- Cello Solo
- It Tango
- Blue Lagoon
- Langue D'Amour
- Stiff Neck
- Telephone Song
- Sweaters
- We've Got Four Big Clocks
- Song For Two Jims
- Over The River
- Mach 20
- Rising Sun
- The Visitors
- The Stranger
- Classified
- Going Somewhere?
- Fireworks
- Dog Show
- Lighting Out For The Territories