Are Friends Electric?

Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan

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 you see

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 I 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 see

You know I hate to ask

But are friend electric

You see 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