It's cold outside And the paint's peeling off my walls There's a man outside In a long coat gray hair 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 And i can think for myself About little deals and s.u.'s And things i just don't understand Like 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 candle-lit shadow on the wall near the bed You know i hate to ask But are friends electric? Only Mine's broken 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 So it's time to leave You see this meant everything to me