[Refrain] Stranger, stranger in a strange land He looked at me like I was the one who should run
[Verse 1] We asked him to smile for a photograph Waited a while to see if we could make him laugh The soldier asked for a cigarette His smiling face I can't forget He looked like you across the street But that's a long way here
[Chorus] Oh, and I wish you were here Oh, and I wish you were here
[Refrain] Stranger, a stranger in a strange land He looked at me like I was the one who should run
[Verse 2] I watched as he watched us get back on the bus I watched the way it was The way it was when he was with us And I really don't mind sleeping on the floor But I couldn't sleep after what I saw I wrote this letter to tell you the way I feel
[Chorus] Oh, I wish you were here Oh, I wish you were here To see what I could see To hear And I wish you were here
We asked him to smile for a photograph
Waited a while to see if we could make him laugh"
This is a direct reference to the lead character, Valentine Michael Smith, a human born and raised among extraterrestrials. When Smith arrives to Earth for the first time, he doesn’t understand the concept of laughter.
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