Are Friends Electric?

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

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

So now I'm alone

Now I can think for myself

About little deals

And issues

And things that I don't understand

Like a white lie at night

Or a sly touch at times

I don't think it meant anything to you

So I open the door

It's the friend that I left in the hallway

Oh, please sit down

A candle lit the shadow on a wall near the bed

 

You know I have to ask

But are friends electric?

Mine's broke down

And now I've got no one to love

So I found your reasons

For the phone calls and smiles

And it hurts

And I'm lonely

And I should never have tried

And I missed you tonight

It must be time to leave

You see it means everything to me

The Dead Weather