Gary Numan - 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'm  wondering  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  just  don't  understand

Like  a  white  lie  that  night
or  a  slight  touch  at  times
I  don't  think  I  meant  anything  to  you


So  I  open  the  door
It's  the  `friend'  that  I'd  left  in  the  hallway
"Please  sit  down"
A  candle  lit  shadow  on  a  wall  near  the  bed


You  know  I  hate  to  ask
But,  are  `friends'  electric?
You  see,  mine's  broke  down
And  now  I've  no  one  to  love


So  I  find  out  your  reason
For  the  phone  calls  and  smiles
And  it  hurts
And  I'm  lonely
And  I  should  never  have  tried
And  I  missed  you  tonight
So  it's  time  to  leave
You  see  it  meant  everything  to  me