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Stranger Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Big Fish (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2014

[Will]
Stranger
I'm feeling stranger than I've ever felt before
And so much more
Different
Like something old has joined with something new
But still feels true

I'm passing through a rite that every parent does
I'm walking on some shared familiar ground
Yet every step I take Is not a step that was
And I found
I like the sound of

Stranger
A child I've yet to meet becomes my everything
My song to sing
Father
And suddenly the weight of it is real
What do I feel?

I feel connected in a way I've never known
A line from dad to me to new-born son
So from today I'll never make a choice alone
One for all
All for one

And when he's born I'll teach him how to use his common sense
He'll listen and he'll learn and he'll excel
I'll tell my son that life is lived in clear and present tense
Not only in the stories we can tell

My father told me stories I could never comprehend
In every tale he'd claim to be the hero
I've tried to understand him
But I wonder if I can

Because after almost thirty years
I still don't know the man
I wish I knew the man

But he's a stranger
My father is a stranger I know very well
A puzzling shell
Hopeful
What's on its way help us both to grow
But I don't know

I don't know when I'll understand what made him wild
I don't know why he has the urge to fly
I want to face him like a man and not a child
So I'll try
I'll really try

And in time, my boy is sure to see
Brighter days for dad and me
We can do things better than before
So that strangers we will be...
No more!

About “Stranger” by Andrew Lippa

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"Stranger" is credited to Andrew Lippa. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Stranger" appears on "Big Fish (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2014.

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