Don't Be A Stranger

We were 17

First time away from home

You lived down the hall

Went to highschool in Oshawa

Days would go by

You'd never leave your room

I'd ask what was wrong

And you just laughed and said "Come on"

But it's easy for me to say

I'm not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

And I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

I love you like my own blood

So don't be a stranger

And no one ever knew how you two

Could even be related

You were always delicate

Despite a father with no patience

I returned his call

I tried to say

"It's nobody's fault"

It's easy for me to say

I'm not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

But I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

I love you like my own blood

So don't be a stranger

It's 10 p.m., you've been drinking

You're holding court and puttin' on a show

All the talent, but it's a balance

I can't tell you anything you don't already know

I can't predict

Next time it'll hit

When the urge comes on strong

To pack it in and dissolve

It's easy for me to say

I'm not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

But I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

When it gets too much

I know it gets too much

What have you been taking?

I love you like my own blood

So don't be a stranger

Don't be a stranger

Don't be a stranger

Don't be a stranger