She: Oh why do the leaves Of the Mulberry tree Whisper differently now And why is the nightingale singing At noon on the Mulberry bow For some most mysterious reason This isn't the garden I know No it's paradise now That was only a garden A moment ago
He: Take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise All lost in a wonderland A stranger in paradise If I stand starry-eyed That's a danger in paradise For mortals who stand beside An angel like you
I saw your face And I ascended Out of the commonplace Into the rare Somewhere in space I hang suspended Until I know There's a chance that you care
Won't you answer the fervent prayer Of a stranger in paradise Don't send me in dark despair From all that I hunger for But open your angel's arms To the stranger in paradise And tell him That he need be A stranger no more
She: I saw your face And I ascended Out of the commonplace Into the rare
Both: Somewhere in space I hang suspended
She: Until I know
He: Till the moment I know
She: There's a chance that you care
He: There's a chance that you care
She: Won't you answer the fervent prayer Of a stranger in paradise
He: Don't send me in dark despair From all that I hunger for
Both: But open your angel's arms To the stranger in paradise And tell me that I may be A stranger no more.