Fogelberg Dan Same Auld Lang Syne Lyrics

Same Auld Lang Syne Lyrics

Met my old lover in a grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas
Eve
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
Tried to hug me and she spilled her purse
and we laughed until we
cried
Took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totaled up
and bagged
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
Bought a six-pack at the liquor store
and we drank it in the
car
We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
Tried to reach
beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how
She said she'd married her an
architect
Kept her warm and safe and dry
She said she'd like to say she
loved the man
but she didn't want 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
store
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 time
We're living in our eloquence, another old lang
syne
The beers were empty and our tongues grew 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 in school
And felt that old familiar
pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
the snow turned into rain