Stranger
The Presidents of the United States of America Lyrics


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You, Lynard Skinnard-hat and
Me, little kitty
Sat across with a velvet jacket
Wild orange hair and dark, dark eyes
I gawked like a twelve-year-old - smitten
Carla the stripper,
Straight from L.A.
You seem cool for a naked chick in a booth
Let's be pals some day
In other words,
Put some clothes on and call me

I saw you
It was incredible

Slim, relax,
Fine wine at the (QFC)
On a snowy Saturday night
Black pearls and I swear you were drinkin' beer
You were the redhead behind the counter there
I'm the one who fell off his chair there
You had your dry-cleaning and I think you're dreaming

I saw you
It was incredible
Mumbled these words at you
Unintelligible

My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my, my, my, my

My, my, my, my




My, my, yea hey-hey
Hey who had what time is it?

Overall Meaning

The song "Stranger" by The Presidents of the United States of America tells the story of three chance encounters with three different women. The first encounter is with Carla, a stripper in Los Angeles. The singer is taken aback by her appearance and demeanor, but still finds her interesting and cool. He invites her to be friends, but asks her to put some clothes on first. The second encounter is with a woman at a grocery store, who the singer is infatuated with. He stumbles over his words and can't even form a coherent sentence around her. Finally, the song ends with a random, nonsensical question about the time.


Line by Line Meaning

You, Lynard Skinnard-hat and
You, with the Lynard Skinnard hat and


Me, little kitty
I, like a small animal


Sat across with a velvet jacket
We sat opposite each other, I wearing a velvet jacket


Wild orange hair and dark, dark eyes
You had vividly colored hair and very dark eyes


I gawked like a twelve-year-old - smitten
I stared intensely, feeling infatuated like a preteen


Carla the stripper,
The woman's name was Carla and she worked as a stripper


Straight from L.A.
She came directly from Los Angeles


You seem cool for a naked chick in a booth
You appear to be an interesting person despite working as a nude performer in a booth


Let's be pals some day
We should become friends at some point


In other words,
To put it differently,


Put some clothes on and call me
Please get dressed and contact me


I saw you
I saw you


It was incredible
It was amazing


Slim, relax,
Take it easy, Slim


Fine wine at the (QFC)
We were enjoying good wine at the Quality Food Center


On a snowy Saturday night
It was a snowy Saturday evening


Black pearls and I swear you were drinkin' beer
You were wearing black pearls and I think you were drinking beer


You were the redhead behind the counter there
You were the redheaded person working behind the counter


I'm the one who fell off his chair there
I was the one who fell out of my seat


You had your dry-cleaning and I think you're dreaming
You had your dry cleaning and I believe you were lost in thought


Mumbled these words at you
Spoke these words indistinctly to you


Unintelligible
Unable to be understood


My, my, my, my
Oh my


My, my, my, my, my, my, my
Oh my goodness


My, my, my, my
Oh my


My, my, yea hey-hey
Oh my, yeah hey hey


Hey who had what time is it?
Hey, does anyone know what time it is?




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS BALLEW, DAVID MICHAEL DEDERER, JASON S. FINN

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