The old man passing by
Lost his best friends
In the Second World War in 1944
The young girl sitting on the bench
Staring into the distance
She was abused when she was only twelve
The young man with the sad eyes looking at you
He gets bullied every day
Just because he's gay
The man in the suit talking on the phone
Just a few days ago he attempted suicide

Every stranger walking by has a story
Every heart that is passing by has been broken
But this is who we are

The guy that's standing there
He used to be addicted to drugs
Lost his job, lost his wife and nearly lost his life
The woman laughing there with her friends
She won the fight against cancer
Won the fight against herself
And now the nightmare is over
Every scar tells a story
You can read it in the eyes
Every heart beats a beat
But we are in disguise
So what if we could take a look
On the inside?

Every stranger walking by has a story
Every heart that is passing by has been broken
But this is who we are

So go and tell your story
Go and sing your song
Take the time to find yourself and find where you belong
You're not the next of anyone, you're the first of you

Every stranger walking by has a story
Every heart that is passing by has been broken
But this is who we are

Every stranger walking by has a story
Every heart that is passing by has been broken
But this is who we are