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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