Through the back door My heart pounding Up the stairwell it's Dark and dingy I can feel the cold sweat On my fingertips What is this power you have over me You with your black eyes And your red dress In the afternoon The sun shines on Temple Street And all the Mexicans Smile freedom But you're not like them You got a heart of black ink And... Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself Since I met you I'm a stranger to my A stranger to myself There's so many women Walkin' beautiful With L.A. dreams
And eyes big as basketballs But you've got a cold look That could paint them silly And I don't care if it's good or evil Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself Since I met you I'm a stranger to my A stranger to myself I can hear your footsteps on the floor Devil or angel come and let me through your door Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself Since I met you I'm a stranger to my A stranger to myself