Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Doug McKean
Programming
Kim Bullard
Programming
John Rzeznik
Guitar
Robby Takac
Bass Guitar
Mike Malinin
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Rzeznik
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Goo Goo Dolls
Producer
Doug McKean
Recording Engineer
Dan Chase
Recording Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Allen Sides
Recording Engineer
Ken Allardyce
Recording Engineer
Robert Vosgien
Mastering Engineer
Rob Cavallo
Producer
Jimmy Hoyson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Joe Brown
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kevin Meeker
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Genewick
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
Been killing myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out
[Verse 2]
And I wished for things that I don't need
All I wanted
And what I chase won't set me free
It's all I wanted
And I get scared but I'm not crawling on my knees
[Verse 3]
Oh, yeah everything's all wrong, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Where the hell did I think I was ?
[Verse 4]
And stranger than your sympathy
I take these things so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt
[Verse 5]
It's hard to lead the life you choose
All I wanted
When all your luck's run out on you
All I wanted
And you can't see when all your dreams
Are coming true
[Verse 6]
Oh, yeah It's easy to forget, yeah
And you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?
[Verse 7]
Stranger than your sympathy
All these thoughts you stole from me
I'm not sure where I belong
Nowhere's home and I'm all wrong
[Verse 8]
And I wasn't all the things
I tried to make believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel
Before the dreams I wanted
And all the talk and all the lies
Were all the empty things disguised as me
Yeah
[Verse 9]
Stranger than your sympathy
Stranger than your sympathy
Mmm, mmm
Written by: John Rzeznik