It's cold outside

And the paint's

peeling off my walls

There's a

man outside

In a long coat,

grey hat,

smoking a cigarette

Now the light

fades up

And I wonder what

I'm doing in a

room like this

There's a knock

at the door

And just for

a second

I thought

I remember'd you

So now I'm alone

and I can think

to myself

About little deals

and S.U's and

things that I just

don't understand

Like a white lie

that night

Or a slight touch

at times

I don't think it

meant anything

to you

So I open

the door

It's the friend

that I left

in the hallway

Please sit down

A candleless shadow

on the wall

by 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 find out

your reasons

for your phone

calls and smiles

And it hurts

that I'm lonely

And I should never

have tried

I missed you tonight

so it's time

to leave

You see you mean

everything to me