A captain's chair is much too high for me
And that's precisely where I want to be
To take control of all the things I see
To be the force behind my misery
This beauty fair and dog and pony show
I hate the plastic and the glitter glow
I wouldn't put you under mistletoe
I wouldn't make an angel in the snow
These débutantes, cotillions, "Beaumont Girls"
A promenade's a Southern Belle's whole world
A Southern man - you know, the courting kind
Will have his way with Belles who drink their wine
Not a stranger man she said to me
You're the strangest man I've ever seen
Not a stranger man there'd ever be
Not a stranger man
I never thought this stranger would be me
I'm the strangest man she's ever seen
Not a stranger man there'd ever be
Not a stranger man.
credits
from Side Yard Barking,
released December 21, 2008
Vocals and instrumentation performed by Paul Blanchard
Effervescent pop without a drop of irony, perfectly geared for fans of the more dance-oriented side of indie music and Tears for Fears. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 2, 2023