They say beware of stranger things What lies behind the looking glass Is not always as it seems And once you're gone, you can't return I am the daughter of a woodcarver I walk these forest trails alone With a sparrow's song Until you came along and changed my tune While others taught the words of love Whispered on the front porch swing You say stranger things The night I first saw you, it grew colder Like the moon, you were silver and pale You took my hand, and I knew right then I'd fall under your spell And I do your bidding well While others talk in idle tongues Promises of golden rings You say stranger things Mother, mother, don't you cry Poison arrow in my side Did you wonder something wicked? Well, so have I They say beware of stranger things What lies behind the looking glass Is not always as it seems And once you're gone, you can't return