Are 'friends' Electric?

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