Once you dressed so sharp, you caught everyone's eye
Gave the outcasts a coin, back in your prime, didn't you?
People warned, "Watch out, friend, you'll fall someday"
But you thought they were just joking with you
You used to laugh at all
The folks just hanging around the mall
Now you don’t speak so loud
Now you seem less proud
Of having to scrape to find your next meal
How does it feel, how does it feel?
How does it feel, how does it feel?
To be without a place to stay
Like a stranger in the night, like a wandering soul
Oh, you went to the best schools, Miss Lonely, it’s true
But you know you only got tipsy in those halls
No one ever taught you how to live outside the walls
And now you’re learning to get used to it all
How does it feel, how does it feel?
You say you never bend or sway
With the drifter on the street, but now you see the way
He’s not giving any false alibis
As you look into the emptiness behind his eyes
And ask, "Will you make a deal?"
How does it feel, how does it feel?
To walk alone, with no clear direction home
Like a stranger in the night, like a rolling stone
Oh, you never looked back at all the frowns
From the performers and jesters when they put on their shows for you
You never saw that it’s no good
To let others be your thrill and your mood
How does it feel, how does it feel?
You once rode high on a shining steed with your diplomat
Who carried a Siamese cat on his back
Isn’t it tough when you find out that
He wasn’t really where the real action’s at?
After he took all he could from you, too
How does it feel, how does it feel?
To walk alone, with no clear direction home
Like a stranger in the night, like a wandering soul
Oh, princess on a tower and all the glamorous crowd
They’re all drinking, thinking they’ve made it now
Trading their treasures away,
You’d better pawn your jewelry, baby, and walk away
How does it feel, how does it feel?
You used to laugh at the tales of the ragged emperor
And the words he’d use to charm and deceive
He’d call for you, and you couldn’t refuse
When you’ve got nothing left, there’s nothing to lose
Now you’re unseen, with no secrets left to hide
How does it feel, oh how does it feel?
To walk alone, with no clear direction home
Like a stranger in the night
How does it feel, how does it feel?
Like a stranger in the night
