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?
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- 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