I wrote this song after meeting an eastern european waiter named "Bartek" that reminded me of "Balky". After leaving the restaurant, I had this tune in my head and kept singing, "I'm Bartek the Idiot Stranger". It eventually changed to, "I'm stranded an idiot stranger".
This song ended up becoming about how I always felt like an outsider in regards to the established "music scenes" that were in MI. As always, feedback is welcome. Enjoy
The Lyrics:
It's all or none, your ship is coming in
I'm on the dock with my arms wide open to receive
This is how it all begins, with some bad metaphors
And now I'm falling right in to
Your ocean and grasping for oars
I really can't take anymore
But with a sleight of my pen I can start this all over again
It's do or die
Now, don't even ask why
I'm in a cake at a party for strangers
And i've stained my only decent tie
And as the frosting sets, I see them all waive goodbye
And I wonder how they seem to know
My name and the places I go
Then I look at their chests and right there on their vests it declares
Yeah, I"ve been stranded an idiot stranger
I'm new in the area, please help me assimilate
To your customs yeah waive hello
Waive goodbye, or whatever you do around here....
(oh-oh whatever you do around here)
Stranded an idiot stranger, new in the area
New in whatever you do around here
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