Know him now Yes you do You're no stranger when you die Knew him then No you didn't You're a stranger when you cry What they've done They don't know Was a stranger now he's gone All the time Said they didn't Didn't think a thing was wrong Well how could you know Could you promise me you tried Tried not to let him go Could you swear that you didn't know why You're a stranger when you cry You're a stranger when you cry You're a stranger when you You're a stranger when you You're no stranger when you die Walkin' all by himself He's a stranger when he falls See them kids over there They don't notice him at all Sittin' there No one else No one askin' how he felt As the time goes right by He's a stranger to himself Well you should've known Yeah we all could've tried Tried not to let him go Maybe then he'd still be alive You're a stranger when you cry You're a stranger when you cry You're a stranger when you You're a stranger when you They're not strangers if you try