Elements of Pop - Same Old Lang Syne

[ti:Same Old Lang Syne]
[ar:Simply The Best]
[al:Memorable Singer/Songwriter Collection]
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[00:00.00]Same Old Lang Syne - Elements of Pop
[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