[ti:Same Old Lang Syne] [ar:Simply The Best] [al:Memorable Singer/Songwriter Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Same Old Lang Syne - Simply The Best [00:18.34]Met my old lover in the grocery store [00:23.04]The snow was falling Christmas Eve [00:27.49]I stole behind her in the frozen foods [00:30.87]And I touched her on the sleeve [00:36.35]She didn't recognize the face at first [00:40.85]But then her eyes flew open wide [00:45.25]She went to hug me and she spilled her purse [00:48.69]And we laughed until we cried [01:11.41]I took her groceries to the checkout stand [01:16.49]The food was totalled up and bagged [01:20.90]We stood there lost in our embarrassment [01:24.24]As the conversation dragged [01:29.81]We went to have ourselves a drink or two [01:34.26]But couldn't find an open bar [01:38.57]We bought a six-pack at the liquor store [01:42.09]And we drank it in her car [01:48.20]We drank a toast to innocence [01:51.09]We drank a toast to now [01:56.62]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [02:00.25]But neither one knew how [02:05.41]She said she'd married her an architect [02:09.86]Who kept her warm and safe and dry [02:14.20]She would have liked to say she loved the man [02:17.66]But she didn't like to lie [02:23.19]I said the years had been a friend to her [02:27.64]And that her eyes were still as blue [02:32.11]But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw [02:36.33]Doubt or gratitude [02:40.94]She said she saw me in the record stores [02:45.48]And that I must be doing well [02:49.91]I said the audience was heavenly [02:53.26]But the traveling was hell [02:59.61]We drank a toast to innocence [03:02.24]We drank a toast to now [03:07.73]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [03:11.37]But neither one knew how [03:17.20]We drank a toast to innocence [03:20.17]We drank a toast to time [03:26.10]Reliving in our eloquence [03:29.04]Another 'auld lang syne' [03:37.51]The beer was empty and our tongues were tired [03:41.97]And running out of things to say [03:46.34]She gave a kiss to me as I got out [03:50.19]And I watched her drive away [03:55.46]Just for a moment I was back at school [04:00.77]And felt that old familiar pain [04:06.43]And as I turned to make my way back home [04:11.17]The snow turned into rain
