Through the back door, my heart pounding   Up the stair well it's dark and dingy   I can feel the cold sweat on my fingertips   What is this power you have over me?      You with your black eyes and your red dress   In the afternoon the sun shines on temple street   All the Mexicans smile freedom   But you're not like them, you got a heart of black ink      And since I met you, I'm a stranger to myself   Since I met you I'm a stranger to my   Stranger to myself, oh      So many women walking beautiful   With L.A. dreams and eyes big as basketballs   But you've got a cold look that could paint them silly   And I don't care if it's good or evil      Since I met you I'm a stranger to myself, oh   Since I met you I'm a stranger to my   Stranger to myself, oh      I can hear your footsteps on the floor   Devil or angel come and let me through your door   Your door, oh move      Since I met you, I'm a stranger to myself   Since I met you, I'm a stranger to myself   Oh, since I met you, I'm a stranger to myself   Oh, since I met you, I'm a stranger to my   Stranger to myself, oh, oh      Stranger   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger to myself)   S-s-stranger   (Stranger to myself, whoa, a stranger)   To, to myself   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger to myself)   Oh, a stranger   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger)      You know, darling, since the day I met you   I'm just a long, tall, dark, handsome   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger to myself)   Stranger to myself, oh a stranger   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger)   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger to myself)   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger)   Oh, ooh   (Stranger to myself, oh a stranger to myself)   (Stranger to myself)