The Stranger 
Billy Joel, Movin' Out (Broadway)

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and show ourselves
When everyone has gone some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather they're the faces of the stranger

But we love to try them on well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?
 
    Don't be afraid to try again, Everone goes south, Every now and then
    You've done it, why can't someone else?
    You should know by now, You've been there yourself

 
Once I  used to believe I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman that I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason she refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger kick me right between the eyes
 
Well we all fall in love but we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets there are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised that you never saw the stranger
Did  you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?
   Chorus
 
You may never understand how the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil and he isn't always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions you will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire when the stranger comes along.