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The Side of a Stranger (Steel Strings Version) (Remastered)

V5.5

​ ​Style: Country Duet (Emotional, mid-tempo acoustic build) ​Verse 1 ​(Man) Look at you standing there, hands on your hips With a cold, quiet poison dripping right off your lips. You talk about damage like you didn’t light the match, Like you’re the only one left with a wound you can’t patch. ​(Woman) Don't you turn this around like I pulled the trigger first I gave you my best while you handed me your worst. You built up these walls brick by stubborn old brick, Now you’re calling me cold when it’s your game I’m sick of. ​Pre-Chorus ​(Man) We used to build a fire just to keep out the night… (Woman) Now we’re burning down the house just to win a stupid fight. ​Chorus ​(Both - Harmony) Where did those days go when your heart beat for me? It's still me, why can't you see? Where did you go? It's as if you’re a person I don't know. Hear my voice, look in my eyes, Let go of all the lies, before we say goodbye. ​Verse 2 ​(Woman) You pointed every finger at the flaws in my soul, Took everything cherished and you swallowed it whole. I watched your face harden, saw the warmth walk away, Leaving nothing but silence at the end of the day. ​(Man) Yeah, well, look in the mirror before you cast that first stone, I was standing right beside you, but you left me alone. You turned your heart to granite, drew a line in the sand, Now I’m sleeping next to someone I don't understand. ​Pre-Chorus ​(Woman) We used to build a fire just to keep out the night… (Man) Now we’re burning down the house just to win a stupid fight. ​Chorus ​(Both - Harmony) Where did those days go when your heart beat for me? It's still me, why can't you see? Where did you go? It's as if you’re a person I don't know. Hear my voice, look in my eyes, Let go of all the lies, before we say goodbye. ​Bridge ​(Man) We’re standing side-by-side… (Woman) …like two strangers in the dark. (Man) Holding onto grudges… (Woman) …and tearing us apart. ​Chorus ​(Both - Harmony) Where did those days go when your heart beat for me? It's still me, why can't you see? Where did you go? It's as if you’re a person I don't know. Hear my voice, look in my eyes, Let go of all the lies, before we say goodbye. ​Outro ​(Man) Look in my eyes… (Woman) Before we say goodbye… (Both) Before it’s all gone.