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 S.U's   And things that I just don't understand   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 a wall near 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 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   It must be time to leave   You see it meant everything to me