Strange Neighbour

Who's got the keys to the house next door?

We used to be friends, but they don't live there no more

So many go in and never come out

Their name's on the bills, their mold on the grout

Through shut blinds in the evening, that silhouette could be

Holding anything at all, I dread to think what they believe

If I could just make someone happy, I could brighten up their day, I know the second I leave, they'll say

"He was a strange neighbour

We got along alright

He was a strange neighbour

I said hello sometimes"

Funny new couple in at number twelve

Right next to the church, but they look like Hell

The pipes are all leaking, and the floorboards squeak

But you'd never know, it's all smiles on this street

Through locked doors in the morning, sunlight never seems to reach

A countenance that's so appalling, it makes leaves abandon trees

If I could just make someone smile, I could brighten up their day, I know the second I leave, they'll say

"He was a strange neighbour

We got along alright

He was a strange neighbour

I said hello sometimes"

"Strange neighbour

We got along alright

He was a strange neighbour

I said hello sometimes"