It's cold outside And the paint's peeling off of my walls There's a man outside In a long coat, gray hat, smoking a cigarette Now the light fades out And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this There's a knock on the door And just for a second I thought I remembered you So now I'm alone, now I can think for myself About little deals and SU's And things that 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 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