Stranger in a New Town - The Futureheads

The boys on the stairs

Ghosts moving, dancing, in black and white

Disappearing through the hall

Like silhouettes, something from a magazine

Wise blood ringing in my ears

I didn’t want to go home

A stranger in a new town

This is where it all breaks down

One face staring the opposite way

One face staring the opposite way

One road leading off the estate

One face staring the opposite way

The band started late, played on into the night

Spirit like water building up and knocking down

Leading us together, leading us together

It’s good to be a stranger, every now and then

Something, something’s getting closer

A stranger in a new town

This is where it all breaks down

One face staring the opposite way

One face staring the opposite way

One road leading off the estate

One face staring the opposite way

Concrete dust and orange peel

Kids rolling down Tunstall Hill

A bird crows on and on until

A stranger in a new town

Your money’s no good here

A stranger in a new town

The language is good here

A stranger in a new town

I’m falling in love with everything I see

A stranger in a new town

I’ve got to get the perfect start

A stranger in a new town

Your money’s no good here

A stranger in a new town

The language is good here

A stranger in a new town

I’m falling in love with everything I see

A stranger in a new town

I’ve got to get the perfect start

A stranger in a new town

Your money’s no good here