Foreigner

Released: June 20, 1978

Songwriter: Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Ian McDonald Mick Jones (Foreigner) Keith Olsen

[Verse 1]
You go where the wind blows, leading the life you chose
Your destination remains unknown
No one to help you, nobody cares about you
You're looking for someplace you can call home

[Chorus]
Lonely children on the run
Lonely children need someone

[Verse 2]
Too many questions, you need to answer to them
Your information is so incomplete
You seek directions, you would be lost without them
Don't let them find you lying in the street

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Someone to talk to
Someone who cares
Someone who listens
Is anyone there?

[Verse 3]
They may detest you, someday they may arrest you
They stop at nothing to hold you down
You need to be free, but will they ever let you?
They won't be happy till you leave town

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Lonely children in the night, can't see the light
Lonely children need a guiding light, don't forget
Lonely children all alone
Lonely children have no home
Lonely children on the run
Hope someday there'll be someone
Lonely, lonely children

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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