He's a perfect stranger,
Like a cross
    of himself and a fox.
He's a feeling arranger
And a changer
    of the ways he talks.
He's the unforeseen danger
The keeper of
    the key to the locks.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.

If you see him in the subway,
He'll be down
    at the end of the car.
Watching you move
Until he knows
    he knows who you are.
When you get off
    at your station alone,
He'll know that you are.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.

There was a woman he knew
About a year or so ago.
She had something
    that he needed
And he pleaded
    with her not to go.
On the day that she left,
He died,
    but it did not show.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.