Intro
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Verse: 1
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We were seventeen, first time away from home
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You lived down the hall
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Went to high school in Oshawa
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Days would go by, you'd never leave your room
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I'd ask what was wrong
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You just laughed and said, "c'mon"
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But It's easy for me to say:
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I'm not alone with those conversations
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That you have with yourself all day
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Man I get it when you need escaping
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When it gets too much
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I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
Instrumental
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Verse: 2
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No one ever knew how you two could even be related
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You were always delicate
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Despite a father with no patience
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I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault"
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It's easy for me to say:
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I'm not alone with those conversations
C Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
Instrumental:
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Bridge:
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It's 10 pm, you've been drinking
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You're holding court and putting on a show
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All the talent, but its a balance
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I can't tell you anything you don't already know
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I can't predict the next time it'll hit
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When the urge comes on strong
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To pack it in and dissolve
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It's easy for me to say:
Am G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
I know it gets too much
Am
What have you been taking?
C G Am
I love you like my own blood
Am
So don't be a stranger
Outro
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Don't be a stranger
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Don't be a stranger
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Don't be a stranger
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