WELCOME STRANGER
(Ed Penney / Ron Oates)

Barbi Benton - 1974



I'll turn off the lights, lay down my book
Lock all the doors, take the phone off the hook
Put my robe in the closet, my gown on the chair
Turn down the covers and wait for you there

Welcome stranger (Welcome stranger), come on in
Welcome stranger, where have you been (Where have you been)
I've been waiting here alone
Welcome stranger, welcome home

There's so much to tell you, there's so much to say
The words can wait for some other day
The minutes were hours, each day was a year
Touch me all over to prove that you're here

Welcome stranger (Welcome stranger), come on in
Welcome stranger, where have you been (Where have you been)
I've been waiting here alone
Welcome stranger, welcome home

Turn on the music and hold me once more
I'm gonna love you like never before
Close your eyes, forget where you've been
Open your arms and let me come in

Welcome stranger (Welcome stranger), we're all alone
Welcome stranger, welcome home


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2018)