[Verse 1]
You were just a friend of a friend of a friend at a party
Only knew your name 'cause you wrote it in Sharpie
On your cup, gettin' drunk on Bacardi
At somebody's brother's apartment
Only noticed we were on the same couch 'cause
You sang the wrong words way too loud to
My favorite song so I called you out
Who would have known it would start with

[Chorus]
Three drinks at 2 AM
One "Hey, nice to meet you," sayin'
"What you got goin' on later?"
How were you ever a stranger?
Three words we said too fast
You were just someone one month back
Now lovin' you's second nature
How wеre you ever a strangеr?

[Verse 2]
How'd I ever look at you and not see it?
You'd be the one that I'd trust with my secrets
If you had told me that, that weekend
I wouldn't even believe it

[Chorus]
Three drinks at 2 AM
One "Hey, nice to meet you," sayin'
"What you got goin' on later?"
How were you ever a stranger?
Three words we said too fast
You were just someone one month back
Now lovin' you's second nature
How were you ever, how were you ever a stranger?

[Post-Chorus]
(How were you ever, how were you ever a stranger?)
Oh (A stranger)

[Bridge]
I never saw us gettin' this close
Honestly, I'm not mad at it though
Emotions all under the microscope
There ain't a part of me you don't know
You were just a friend of a friend of a friend at a party (Oh)

[Chorus]
Three drinks at 2 AM
One "Hey, nice to meet you," sayin'
"What you got goin' on later?"
How were you ever a stranger?
Three words we said too fast
You were just someone one month back
Now lovin' you's second nature
How were you ever, how were you ever a stranger?

[Post-Chorus]
(How were you ever, how were you ever, how were you ever)
Oh (A stranger, a stranger)
A stranger (How were you ever, how were you ever)
How were you ever, how were you ever (A stranger?)

[Outro]
(How were you ever, how were you ever)
Oh
(A stranger)