This never was one of the great romances
But I thought you´d always have those young girl´s eyes
But now they look in tired and bitter glances
At the ghost of a man who walks ´round in my disguise
I get the feeling that I don´t belong here
But there´s no welcome in the window anyway
And I look down for a number on my keychain
´Cause it feels more like a hotel everyday

There´s a stranger in the house; nobody´s seen his face
But everybody says he´s taken my place
There´s a stranger in the house no one will ever see
But everybody says he looks like me

And now you say you´ve got no expectations
But I know you also miss those carefree days
And for all the angry words that passed between us
You still don´t understand me when I say

There´s a stranger in the house; nobody´s seen his face
But everybody says he´s taken my place
There´s a stranger in the house no one will ever see
But everybody says he looks like me