Stranger Than Fiction
Joe Jackson Lyrics

Please mister can't you help me try to find my baby's house
Asking for help to find his lover's house in a desperate condition in the midnight rain.

It's three in the morning in the pouring rain
The time and weather conditions that set the tone of the song are isolation, desperation and depression.

I can't find the house and I forgot the number
Unable to locate the location where pain is most likely to be relieved due to the mental state of depression.

But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her pain
The artist is looking for his lover's house because he wants to deliver support to his loved one.

So we fight but we fight every evening
A couple fights frequently, but it doesn't diminish their love.

And I tell you every morning I just love her more
Despite the fights, the singer's love for his lover increases every day.

And life goes on, filled with disasters and friction
Life is full of ups and downs, with a lot of conflicts and disasters.

And life can be strange
Life is unpredictable, just like the strange experiences one may encounter while in love.

But love can be stranger than fiction
Love can be so intense that it seems unreal and impossible to understand.

Excuse me operator, tell me what time it is
A desperate call for knowing the time of the day due to feeling ‘lost in love’.

Me and my lover been in bed all day
The singer has been in bed all day with his lover.

I think I strained a muscle. I didn't know I had
Physical metaphors are used to express the passionate intensity of their love.

And tell me what day it is anyway
Losing the sense of time and days due to immense affection for one's lover.

Love her so much I wish she'd just go away
The singer's intense love towards his lover made him feel trapped and confused.

And life goes on, filled with bizarre contradictions
Even though life might be chaotic and uncertain, there exist moments of beauty and bliss that make it worth living.

I know that sometimes love goes
One must let go in love when the situation demands.

But sometimes it comes back to getcha
Even after letting go off, sometimes love comes back in life.

And when love grows
Love can grow just like a flower, fill life with joy and fortune.

It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor
Love is unpredictable and can either be a source of happiness or pain.

Love shows that God has a sense of humor
God created love which is a complicated yet essential part of human life, which proves that God has a sense of humor.

Life goes on, ever immune to prediction
Life will keep moving forward regardless of what happens, and it's impossible to predict what the future holds for us.

Only love can be stranger than fiction
Love can be intense and extraordinary, which seems stranger than even a fictional story.