I saw you by the ferry gate Red scarf burning in the rain Fingers tapped on the metal rail Like you knew my name You had that slow town look Like trouble walked out clean Red headed stranger Cutting through my dream And I followed Past the fish market lights Your shadow split in two On the wet roadside Red headed stranger Red headed stranger You leave a mark on me Red headed stranger Red headed stranger I can't fall back to sleep (red headed stranger) You bought pears at the corner stand Never turned your face Old cassette in your jacket pocket Faded with the bass My heart hit the platform edge When you said, "don't stay" Red headed stranger Then you drifted away And I held on To the smoke in your trail The train doors closed slow Like a secret sale Red headed stranger Red headed stranger You leave a mark on me Red headed stranger Red headed stranger I can't fall back to sleep (red headed stranger) Now the room is a peeled-back storm Green clock, cracked paint I hear your boots on the stairs In a half-lit state If you come back Don't say my name too loud Red headed stranger I still wear that sound Red headed stranger Red headed stranger You leave a mark on me Red headed stranger Red headed stranger I can't fall back to sleep (red headed stranger) Red headed stranger Red headed stranger Come haunt the dark in me
