Are 'Friends' Electric? (Live 1980)

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

Oh

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

Oh

So now I'm alone

Now I can think for myself

About little deals and issues

And things that I just don't understand

Like a white lie that night

Or a sly touch at times

I don't think it meant anything to you

Oh

So I open the door

It's the 'friend' that I left in the hallway

'Please sit down '

A candlelit shadow on a wall near the bed

Oh

You know I hate to ask

But are 'friends' electric

Only mine's broke down

And now I've no one to love

Oh

Oh

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 miss you tonight

So it's time to leave

You see it meant everything to me

Oh

Oh