It's cold outside And the paint's peeling Off of my walls There's a man outside In a long coat, grey hat Smoking a cigarette
And now The light fades out And I wonder What I'm doing In a room like this And there's A knock on the door And just for a second I thought I remembered you
So now I'm alone And now I can think for myself About little deals And s. U's And things I just don't understand A white lie that night Or a sly touch at times I don't think it Meant anything to you
So I open the door It's the 'friend' That I'd left In the hallway 'Please sit down' A candlelit shadow On a wall near the bed
You know I hate to ask But are 'friends' electric? Only mine's broke down And now I've no-one to love
So I found out Your reasons For the phone calls And smiles And it hurts And I'm lonely And I should never Have tried And I missed you tonight It must be time to leave You see it meant Everything to me
Now the light fades out And I wonder What I'm doing In a room like this It's cold outside And the paint's peeling Off of my walls You know I hate to ask But are 'friends' electric? Only mine's broke down And now I've no-one to love
