Strangers in the Night Written by Tom Petty Well it was dark at midnight There was hardly any moon And no one really saw much No one was really sure But something didn't seem right Something was kinda queer A roar turned into whispers Everyone stood there As the sound split the night They ran hiding from the light Like strangers in the night Like strangers in the night Well I didn't see no shotgun I didn't see no knife But I saw this crazy black guy With the demon in his eye And I heard him say "white man" I've seen that silver cue You don't remember me well But I remember you As the sound split the night They ran hiding from the light Like strangers in the night Like strangers in the night Well the knifes the sound split the night They ran hiding from the light Like strangers in the night Like strangers in the night Well I didn't see no shotgun I didn't see no knife But I saw this crazy black guy With the demon in his eye And I heard him say "white man" I've seen that silver cue You don't remember me well But I remember you As the sound split the night They ran hiding from the light Like strangers in the night Like strangers in the night