Stranger

(Sounds of life-support machinery) [Schaffer the Darklord] [Verse 1] At the corner of Orchard and Stanton on the square Sipping booze at the slipper room, everyone was there I met a stranger there, his eyes blood shot red Face pale as a ghost, he spoke to me as he said "have you ever lost and loved? Have you ever loved and lost? You ever left a life of love and pain And paid the highest cost? I have I fell in love with an angel in rays But she was terminally ill Doctors had given her days She made, a final wish That made my blood run cold Wanted to go on her own terms Awash in love's throes Said i'd rather die by you In our passion so endless Than in the I.C.U In those tubes like a necklace I took her hand in mine I took her throat in the other I watched the dying lights Behind the final smile of my lover I dressed her and i kissed her Fled with little delay Before the ambulance Arrived to take my baby away" [Hook] "down to St. James Infirmary And i saw my baby there She was stretched out On a long, white table So sweet, so cold, so fair" [Verse 2] "Now what was i to do?" he asked "Where was i to run? Even if i got away How could i live with what i'd done? Even though i'd only honored Her request to ease her leaving I know there ain't a juror In the world who'd believe me And since the thought of life Without my lover was hell I decided that i'd join her With a final bow as well Heart-broken, guilt-ridden At my rope's end But first I needed just to see her again So i went down to that old hospital Later that night I snuck in and found her Covered under flickering lights A subtle smile still upon her face Her body now breathless And my hand print Still lay upon her like a necklace I kissed her cold lips Removed a rose from my pocket Made my way to the door Before i froze and locked it And there down in St. James At half past nine I made love to my baby One last time" [Hook] "down at St. James Infirmary And i saw my baby there She was stretched out On a long, white table So sweet, so cold, so fair" [Verse 3] The stranger told his tale Downed his drink and he stood He spoke to me a last request His face like etched wood He said "when i die, bury me in straight-laced shoes A posh black suit and sing the St. James blues" And slipped a twenty dollar bill inside my lapel So i can tip the ferryman when i arrive in hell I never caught his name His face i never recognized But his exit was the last time That he was seen alive Some said he was tragic Some said he was wreckless When they found him that night Wearing his belt like a necklace And some cried about the wicked pleasures of men But i smiled Knowing soon they'd be together again [Hook] Down at St. James Infirmary And they saw each other there They were stretched out On long, white tables So sweet, so cold, so fair Let her go Let her go God bless her Wherever she may be She may search The whole world over But she'll never find A man as depraved as he