Strange Things Happen

by Billy Bragg

From the album: Back to Basics

Track 17 of 21 on Back to Basics (1987).

Duration: 2:38

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Lyrics for Strange Things Happen

All winter long while I was locked in my room Your face at the window and my hair on the floor I was thinking of you All winter long while I was locked in my room Your face at the window and my hair on the floor I was thinking of you The phone rang all night long to tell me I was wrong And I watched while the officer wrote all their ages down Strange things happen when you're not around Our love is so strong, it moves objects in my house Strange things happen when you're not around Those magical moments have found their way back home again All winter long while I was locked in my room Your face at the window and my hair on the floor I was thinking of you All winter long while I was locked in my room Your face at the window and that book of old spells I was thinking of you And all the spells we cast, lately come to pass And the flowers in the garden have all fallen down Strange things happen when you're not around Our love is so strong, it moves objects in my house Strange things happen when you're not around Those magical moments have found their way back home again Strange things happen, strange things happen Strange things happen again Strange things happen, strange things happen Strange things happen again

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