Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers - Stranger lyrics

[Verse 1] When I was a child my mother Would tuck me into bed And each night as she kissed me These are the words that she said She said Dont go to bed with strangers Dont play with the dead Always keep your wits sharp Like an axe inside the shed [Chorus] Yay diridi.... [Verse 2] When I was just a schoolboy My father he spoke unto me He said boychick my son Don't trust anyone And remember that nothing is free And the world is full of strangers The world is full of dread The world is full of sharpened wits And millions of tears you will shed [Chorus] Yay diridi.... [Verse 3] Well, when I was a young man My professor at university Said advice is corrupting Don't ever be trusting Don't show your emotion Human suffering is an ocean And it's dark at the bottom of the sea And there's no such thing as a stranger We're all equally backwards and wrong Sharpened axes nor wits Bones are broken by sticks And you never be free till you're strong [Chorus] Yay diridi... [Bridge] Well, young men grow older And the world gets colder Though it never was warm to begin Don't let down your guard For the reaper works hard And he will not take pause till you're dead [Verse 4] Now I am old and I'm rusty My troubles like sand on the beach They can't be calculated I always have waited For something just out of reach And I too myself am a stranger My heart is an island in lead My world is resounding With miseries abounding There's only one thing to be said I'll say [Chorus] Yay diridi...