"Perfect Stranger" is the third song on the album. Composed around 1985, it is perhaps the earliest (and most pop-oriented) one of the collection.
Jim Ramsey is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based singer/songwriter whose romantic, Celtic-tinged contemporary folk music blends British progressive rock sensibiliti
Story behind the song
The lyrics express my thoughts as I took a walk down the street in my neighborhood one evening, watching all the cars go by and wondering if any of them contained my true love; as well as how I felt it was fated that we will somehow meet her one day, no matter where she might be.
Lyrics
Perfect Stranger
Music and Lyrics by James McNair Ramsey
Walkin’ down this lonely street, the cars they pass me by
And somewhere deep inside of me I ask the reason why
For if it’s true that love is real then love should find a way
To penetrate this emptiness, end my rainy day
For I’ve been far too long without your love, without your harmony
Far too long without the things that mean so much to me
Were I to find the passageway I’d meet you over there
Come on, Baby, talk to me, show me that you care
Perfect stranger, come into my life
Show me where your heart lies so deep within the night
Perfect stranger, do not hesitate
Introduce yourself to me, please don’t make me wait
For I’ve been striving against my desperation, praying against the wind
Hoping against my only hope I’d find you in the end
The stage is set, the way is clear, the lines are being drawn
The cycle comes full circle; it goes on and on and on
Perfect stranger, come into my life
Show me where your heart lies so deep within the night
Perfect stranger, do not hesitate
Introduce yourself to me, please don’t make me wait
Copyright ? © 2012 Jim Ramsey
Lead Vocals – Jim Ramsey
Keyboards -- Joseph Akins
Produced and Arranged by Joseph Akins
Recording Engineer – Fred Schendel
Production Assistant – Steve Babb
Recorded and Mastered at Sound Resource, Chattanooga, Tennessee
