Fogelberg Dan Same Old Lang Syne Lyrics

Same Old Lang Syne Lyrics

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.
We took her groceries to the
  
checkout stand
The food was totalled up and
   bagged
We stood there
lost in our
   embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.
We 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 have 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 --