let me introduce you to this stranger br not a stranger to me because that stranger is me br the me nobody knows br pretending to be happy when all I really want to do is cry br the me nobody knows br smiling on the outside when really I'm just about ready to die br that stranger is standing in front of me br every time I look in the mirror br I see someone consumed by fear or br is it that I'm consumed by reality br trying oh so hard to be who and what everyone else wants me to be br I seem to have lost track lost control of everything I'm supposed to be br let me introduce you to this stranger you might have met br do you understand what I'm saying yet br who am I really can you guess br hi nice to meet you hello how do you do br not who you thought I was am I br bet you never thought you'd see me cry br but this is me br the REAL me br this is how I am when no one else is around br here I am when I get the chance to be myself and break down br it's unbelievable to me how many of you I've fooled br over your eyes I'm the one who's pulled the wool br but now it's time for me to be legit and be straight br let go of some of the anger some of the hate br so again I say let me introduce you to this stranger br hi nice to meet you hello how do you do br dig deep and you might just find that this stranger is sometimes also you br let me introduce you to this stranger br not a stranger to me because that stranger is me br the me nobody knows br pretending to be happy when all I really want to do is cry br the me nobody knows br smiling on the outside when really I'm just about ready to die br hi nice to meet you hello how do you do br dig deep and you might just find that this stranger is sometimes also you br br (1999)br br Dionne K.