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'm wondering 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   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'd left in the hallway   I say "please sit down"   A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed      You know I hate to ask   But are 'friends' electric?   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   So it's time to leave   You see   It meant everything to me      Mine's broke down   And now I've no one to love      Mine's broke down   And now I've no one to love