Foreigner

Released: December 8, 1987

Songwriter: Lou Gramm Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Frank Filipetti Mick Jones (Foreigner)

[Verse 1]
We never talk to one another
We just disagree
I'm the one who runs for cover
And you turn your back on me
They say nothing's going to last forever
But some things are worth fighting for
Yeah, well love could bring us back together
But love don't come round here no more

[Chorus 1]
The words unspoken in the night
Locked away in my heart
And I'm feeling out of place
But if love is the key
Let it open the door
So we'll be standing -- face to face

[Bridge]
You never want to see me face to face
Think it over
Face to face
If only it could be just face to face
Baby you and me
Face to face

[Verse 2]
I may be better off without it
I can't go on this way
Time has come to talk about it
This is our judgement day
You know we swore it would last forever
Always felt so sure it would
But it's looking like now or never
Time to turn a bad thing into good

[Chorus 1]
The words that echo in the night
They're fading away
And they're gone without a trace
Now it's up to you and me
Let's open the door
And meet each other -- face to face

[Chorus 2]
It's time we saw each other face to face
To talk it over
Face to face
You know it's got to be just face to face
Baby you and me
Face to face

[Bridge]
We got to see each other -- face to face
And talk about it
Face to face
Hope it ain't too late to meet face to face
Just you and me

[Chorus 2]

[Outro]
Face to face
We got to see each other
Face to face
And talk about it
Face to face
I hope it ain't too late to meet
Face to face
Don't turn your back on me
Face to face
It's time we saw each other
Face to face
To talk it over

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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