George Jones — Stranger in the House

(Pat McManus) George Jones & Elvis Costello This never was one of the great romances But I thought you'd always have those young girl's eyes For now they look in tired and bitter glances At the ghost of a man walkin' round in my disguise He gets the feeling that he should belong here But there's no welcome in the window anyway And he looks down for a number on his key-chain 'Cause it feels more like a hotel everyday There's a stranger in the house, nobody's seen his face Everybody says he's takin' my place There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see Everybody says he looks like me --- Instrumental --- And now you say you've got no expectations But I know you also miss those carefree days And for all the angry words that passed between them She still can't understand him when he says There's a stranger in the house, nobody's seen his face But everybody says he's takin' my place There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see But everybody says he looks like me He looks like me...