an old lady helps me as I'm crossing the road   she sees the direction and the weight of my load   she points to a man taking peace to the poor   and a record is broken by the arm of the law       and you and I as we skate, pitch or ride   we seek our adventures in the places we hide   the pendulum dances, opinion poles swing   not to mention the meaning of contemporary things       PRE-CHORUS   we're chasing the feeling that our money can't buy   our pocket books empty but we're ready to try       CHORUS   on strange days everything is stranger   and don't I know nothing comes without danger   on strange days everything is stranger   don't I know nothing comes without danger       drowning not waving in a film title end   our mothers and fathers have postcards to send   we calculate the loss and unfortunate things   and the healthy economy that good warfare brings       PRE-CHORUS   we're chasing the feeling that our money can't buy   our pocket books empty but we're ready to try       CHORUS   on strange days everything is stranger   and don't I know nothing comes without danger   on strange days everything is stranger   don't I know nothing comes without danger