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 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 issues And things that I don't understand Like a white lie at 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 left in the hallway Oh, please sit down A candle lit the shadow on a wall near the bed You know I have to ask But are friends electric? Mine's broke down And now I've got no one to love So I found 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 means everything to me