Foreigner

Released: July 2, 1981

Songwriter: Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Robert John Lange Mick Jones (Foreigner)

[Verse 1]
I knew the moment
I walked through that door
I felt so close to a burning sensation
It got so warm
As I moved across the floor
My body aching with anticipation

[Pre-Chorus]
I saw a dark silhouette, at the table
I tried to talk, but I was unable
She drew me in right under her spell
I was hypnotized by the sudden temptation

[Chorus]
Of that woman in black, she's a mystery
She's everything a woman should be
Woman in black, she's got a hold on me
She's in control, she won't set me free

[Verse 2]
She is a woman
She's not a girl anymore
The kind that stirs up a young man's imagination
She's dressed to kill
And I'm so ready to fall
Into her world full of strange fascination

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Ooh, woman in black
It's too late now
I can't turn back
Because I'm a fool for that woman
Woman in black
Ooh, ooh, woman in black

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
She's my mysterious mistress
But she leaves me so helpless
My woman in black
She's a dark senorita
My woman in black
No Sunday school teacher
My woman in black
We're keeping it a secret
We meet in the night
We're partners in silence
Strangers in daylight

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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