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Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totaled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged

Went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I
Saw doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another 'auld lang syne'

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
Met my old lover in the grocery store   The snow was falling Christmas Eve   I stole behind her in the frozen foods   And I touched her on the sleeve      She didn't recognize the face at first   But then her eyes flew open wide   She went to hug me and she spilled her purse   And we laughed until we cried      We took her groceries to the checkout stand   The food was totaled up and bagged   We stood there lost in our embarrassment   As the conversation dragged      Went to have ourselves a drink or two   But couldn't find an open bar   We bought a six-pack at the liquor store   And we drank it in her car      We drank a toast to innocence   We drank a toast to now   And tried to reach beyond the emptiness   But neither one knew how      She said she'd married her an architect   Who kept her warm and safe and dry   She would have liked to say she loved the man   But she didn't like to lie      I said the years had been a friend to her   And that her eyes were still as blue   But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I   Saw doubt or gratitude      She said she saw me in the record stores   And that I must be doing well   I said the audience was heavenly   But the traveling was hell      We drank a toast to innocence   We drank a toast to now   And tried to reach beyond the emptiness   But neither one knew how      We drank a toast to innocence   We drank a toast to time   Reliving in our eloquence   Another 'auld lang syne'      The beer was empty and our tongues were tired   And running out of things to say   She gave a kiss to me as I got out   And I watched her drive away      Just for a moment I was back at school   And felt that old familiar pain   And as I turned to make my way back home   The snow turned into rain