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Met my old lover in the grocery store |
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The snow was falling Christmas Eve |
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I stole behind her in the frozen foods |
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And I touched her on the sleeve |
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She didn't recognize the face at first |
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But then her eyes flew open wide |
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She went to hug me and she spelled her purse |
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And we laughed until we cried |
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We took her groceries to the checkout stand |
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The food was totaled up and bagged |
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We stood there lost in our embarrassment |
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As the conversation dragged |
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We went to have ourselves a drink or two |
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But couldn't find an open bar |
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We bought a six-pack at the liquor store |
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And we drank it in her car |
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We drank a toast to innocence |
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We drank a toast to now |
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And tried to reach beyond the emptiness |
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But neither one knew how |
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She said she'd married her an architect |
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Who kept her warm and safe and dry |
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She would have liked to say she loved the man |
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But she didn't like to lie |
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I said the years had been a friend to her |
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And that her eyes were still as blue |
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But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw |
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Doubt or gratitude |
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She said she saw me in the record stores |
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And that I must be doing well |
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I said the audience was heavenly |
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But the traveling was hell |
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We drank a toast to innocence |
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We drank a toast to now |
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And tried to reach beyond the emptiness |
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But neither one knew how |
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We drank a toast to innocence |
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We drank a toast to time |
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Reliving in our eloquence |
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Another 'auld lang syne' |
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The beer was empty and our tongues were tired |
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And running out of things to say |
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She gave a kiss to me as I got out |
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And I watched her drive away |
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Just for a moment I was back at school |
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And felt that old familiar pain |
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And as I turned to make my way back home |
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The snow turned into rain. |
