[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:18.91]Met my old lover in the grocery store [00:23.00]The snow was falling Christmas Eve [00:27.93]I stole behind her in the frozen foods [00:30.45]And I touched her on the sleeve [00:35.85]She didn't recognize the face at first [00:40.31]But then her eyes flew open wide [00:44.86]She went to hug me and she spelled her purse [00:48.71]And we laughed until we cried [01:11.17]We took her groceries to the checkout stand [01:15.73]The food was totaled up and bagged [01:20.15]We stood there lost in our embarrassment [01:23.42]As the conversation dragged [01:29.08]We went to have ourselves a drink or two [01:33.59]But couldn't find an open bar [01:38.04]We bought a six-pack at the liquor store [01:41.27]And we drank it in her car [01:47.24]We drank a toast to innocence [01:50.13]We drank a toast to now [01:57.10]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [01:59.05]But neither one knew how [02:04.44]She said she'd married her an architect [02:08.33]Who kept her warm and safe and dry [02:15.17]She would have liked to say she loved the man [02:16.47]But she didn't like to lie [02:21.92]I said the years had been a friend to her [02:26.24]And that her eyes were still as blue [02:30.69]But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw [02:34.26]Doubt or gratitude [02:39.70]She said she saw me in the record stores [02:44.14]And that I must be doing well [02:48.25]I said the audience was heavenly [02:51.73]But the traveling was hell [02:57.91]We drank a toast to innocence [03:00.62]We drank a toast to now [03:06.51]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [03:10.36]But neither one knew how [03:14.63]We drank a toast to innocence [03:18.11]We drank a toast to time [03:23.36]Reliving in our eloquence [03:27.29]Another 'auld lang syne' [03:36.06]The beer was empty and our tongues were tired [03:40.45]And running out of things to say [03:44.63]She gave a kiss to me as I got out [03:48.19]And I watched her drive away [03:53.62]Just for a moment I was back at school [03:58.77]And felt that old familiar pain [04:06.26]And as I turned to make my way back home [04:10.65]The snow turned into rain.