it s cold outside and the paint s peeling off of my walls there s a man outside in a long coat gray 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 su 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 candlelit shadow on a wall near the bed you know i hate to ask but are friends electric only mine broke down and now i ve no one to love so i found out 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 meant everything to me