Released: October 11, 1999
Songwriter: Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
Producer: Rollo Armstrong Pet Shop Boys
[Verse 1]
See boy strange on the horizon of love
He's calling to you
What do you say?
[Verse 2]
See boy strange as an example of youth
So close to the truth
But still far away
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
[Verse 3]
When you realise that this boy is strange
It's too late to change your point of view
[Verse 4]
He's often there when the Sun meets the sky
With a perfect alibi
Unlike you
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
[Verse 5]
To talk of common sense is a complete waste of time
His looks are a crime
Bound to commit
[Verse 6]
In the eyes of the world
He's borderline fool
Both naive and cruel
Why would you inflict
Him on you?
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
See boy strange on the horizon of love
He's calling to you
What do you say?
[Verse 2]
See boy strange as an example of youth
So close to the truth
But still far away
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
[Verse 3]
When you realise that this boy is strange
It's too late to change your point of view
[Verse 4]
He's often there when the Sun meets the sky
With a perfect alibi
Unlike you
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
[Verse 5]
To talk of common sense is a complete waste of time
His looks are a crime
Bound to commit
[Verse 6]
In the eyes of the world
He's borderline fool
Both naive and cruel
Why would you inflict
Him on you?
[Chorus]
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
And he's such a strange boy
D'you think he'll make a good exchange for
The one before a closed door
That you left behind?
more tracks from the album
Nightlife: Further Listening 1996 – 2000
- In Denial
- Closer to Heaven
- It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas (Fan Club Mix)
- Nightlife
- Positive Role Model
- For All of Us (Demo)
- Casting a Shadow
- Paris City Boy (Full French)
- Believe / Song for Guy
- Vampires (Demo)
- For All of Us
- Somebody Else’s Business (Extended Mix)
- I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (The PSB Extension)
- Call Me Old-Fashioned (Demo)
- Playing in the Streets
- Tall Thin Man
- Radiophonic
- You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk
- New York City Boy
- Boy Strange
- Somebody Else’s Business
- Friendly Fire
- The Ghost of Myself
- Footsteps
- Sail Away
- Silver Age
- Screaming
- For Your Own Good
- The Only One
- Happiness is an Option
- Lies
- I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Anymore
- Vampires
- Radiophonic (Demo)
From the albums
- Nightlife (1999)
- Nightlife: Further Listening 1996 – 2000 (2017)
Pet Shop Boys popular songs
- West End Girls
- It’s a Sin
- Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Go West
- Always On My Mind
- Being Boring
- Suburbia
- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- Domino Dancing
- The Pop Kids
- Left to My Own Devices
- Rent
- New York City Boy
- Love etc.
- Love is a Bourgeois Construct
- Burning the heather
- Dreamland
- Closer to Heaven 3
- Footsteps
- Closer To Heaven / Left To My Own Devices
- Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
- Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Coconut 1 12" Mix) [Disco 2 Version]
- In His Imagination
- Sail Away