10.Same Old Lang Syne
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 totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment as the conversation
dragged
We 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 in to
rain...
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