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
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 We took her groceries to the checkout stand
 The food was totaled up and bagged
 We stood there lost in our embarrassment
 As the conversation dragged
 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've 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 into rain