don't be a stranger

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we were 17, first time away from home, you lived down the hall, went to school in oshawa, days would go by, you'd never leave your room, i'd ask what was wrong, you just laughed and said, "c'mon", it's easy for me to say: i'm not alone with those conversations, that you have with yourself all day, man i get it when you need escaping, when it gets too much, i love you like my own blood, so don't be a stranger, no one ever knew how you two could ever be related, you were always delicate, despite a father with no patience, i returned his call, i tried to say, "it's nobody's fault", it's easy for me to say: i'm not alone with those conversations, that you have with yourself all day, man i get it when you need escaping, when it gets too much, i love you like my own blood, so don't be a stranger, it's 10 pm, you've been drinking, you're holding court and putting on a show, all the talent, but its a balance, i can't tell you anything you don't already know, i can't predict the next time it'll hit, and the urge comes on strong, to pack it in and dissolve, it's easy for me to say: i'm not alone with those conversations, that you have with yourself all day, man i get it when you need escaping, when it gets too much, when it gets too much, i know it gets too much, what have you been taking?, i love you like my own blood, so don't be a stranger, don't be a stranger, don't be a stranger, don't be a stranger