Some songs are written in a matter of minutes, and for others it may take hours. In this case, however, I guess it took years. I wrote the verses while I was living in Berlin, Germany, but never really performed it much because it always felt like something was missing. Years later, while living in Ohio, I added the chorus, and sang this with my sister Sarah, who took the lead vocals and really made this song special. This song is about trying to overcome addiction, or something destructive in life. Unfortunately, sometimes addiction can come in unnoticeably, or even allowed in with good intentions, and I think that's what may have happened in this song. I had the pleasure of working with the multi-talented @aweber on this song, and he recorded and edited it in his home studio. Also, a bunch of friends, including @yumyumseth and @jrue sang back up vocals and really lifted this with a spirit of hope at the end. Once again, thank you to all of you for such support. I've really enjoyed reading your comments these last couple of days, and meeting folks from all over the world! Lyrics: "There's a Stranger" There's a stranger knocking at my door A stranger knocking at my door And I swear I never saw that face before A stranger knocking at my door And you told me don't let a stranger in Oh you told me don't let a stranger in But I thought he might be a friend Don't let a stranger in We've gotta cross that river and love again Lord knows, lord knows when When the clouds roll back We'll be on the other side All I ever wanted was to get things right All I ever wanted was to get things right To settle down and finally sleep at night Oh to get things right And for a time there were colors in the sky For a time there were colors in the sky And I swear I'd never felt so high Colors in the sky We've gotta cross that river and love again Lord knows, lord knows when When the clouds roll back We'll be on the other side Then the colors died and it all went black Oh the colors died and it all went black And If I could, I could I'd take it back Oh it all went black We've gotta cross that river and love again Lord knows, lord knows when When the clouds roll back We'll be on the other side *Photo from Pixabay

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