YOU COULD KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT A STRANGER
(Nadine Bryant)

Gene Watson - 1975
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - 1977
Billie Jo Spears - 1980



 
Our bodies lay here side by side 
But our thoughts have turned the other way
We make the conversation of two people 
Who have nothing left to say
We're so accustomed to each other 
We no longer care or bother
And there lies the danger
You know the size of clothes I wear 
And you know how I comb my hair
But you could know as much about a stranger

I can't remember the last time 
That I really wanted you
And we both say nothing's wrong
But it's here in everything we do
So we get up from our beds 
Leavin' many things unsaid
And there lies the danger
Many of my words you don't hear 
And you seldom notice if I'm near
You could know as much about a stranger

What went wrong, I can't name it 
Find the fault, I can't blame it
On any one thing
We're so used to things this way 
Tomorrow's just like yesterday
And there lies the danger
You know the colour of my eyes 
You know the things that I despise
But you could know as much about a stranger
Yes, you could know as much about a stranger


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2010)