Are 'Friends' Electric?

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Interlude]

So now I'm alone

Now I can think for myself

About little deals and S.U's

And things that 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

[Verse 3]

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

[Verse 4]

You know I hate to ask

But are 'friends' electric?

Only mine's broke down

And now I've no one to love

[Interlude]

So I find out your reason 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, it meant everything to me

[Instrumental Outro]