Zita Swoon

Shall I Let This Good Man In

Zita Swoon


Hey, stranger 
Would you come in through my door 
If not now I'll leave it ajar 
And then maybe you could come back 
I'll be waiting here for you 
I'll be hoping here for you 
I'll be praying here that you'll believe it's true 
That in all these lonely years 
I would I have loved your company 
But I never could give in 
To this fragile side of me 
You see I've always been a man of great ambition 
But success just turned his back and never came 
And now I find I became a man 
Of even greater solitude 
And I wish I'd spend more time making friends 
With guys like you 
Oh, stranger 
How can I make your stay? 
For a little while 
Oh, stranger 
Please, don't go away 

I'm living on 
I'm singing on 
Just let me sing one song for you 

Hey, stranger 
This is my song 
It is old and it is ragged 
I tried it for too long 
I tried it time after time 
To forget about myself 
And to hide in it a while 
But a while's been goin' on 
Since I can't remember when 
And got catched up by the life 
Of a lost and lonely man 
I think I'm-a sung away a lttle faster 
Then I planned 

Hey, stranger 
This is my life 
I can't use it anymore 
For I share it with no one but myself 
I can't fool you anymore 
Let me hide with you a while 
Let me try a little while 
And then maybe 
You'll believe it's true 
That in all the years I spent 
With the glory of a fool 
Making diamonds outta tears 
On the highest bid to go 
I've been searching for a friend 
To tell my troubles to 
But I could never understand 
How to get out of that cell 
Please don't send me back to hell