[ti:Same Old Lang Syne] [ar:Dan Fogelberg] [al:] [offset:500] [ti:Same Old Lang Syne] [ar:Dan Fogelberg] [00:02.34]Same Old Lang Syne [00:08.88]Dan Fogelberg [00:15.48] [00:18.19]Met my old lover in the grocery store, [00:21.82]The snow was falling Christmas Eve. [00:26.49]I stole behind her in the frozen foods, [00:30.40]And I touched her on the sleeve. [00:34.25] [00:35.46]She didn't recognize the face at first, [00:39.53]But then her eyes flew open wide. [00:44.09]She went to hug me and she spilled her purse, [00:48.00]And we laughed until we cried. [00:51.96] [01:10.27]We took her groceries to the checkout stand, [01:14.89]The food was totalled up and bagged. [01:19.24]We stood there lost in our embarrassment, [01:23.09]As the conversation dragged. [01:26.99] [01:28.31]We went to have ourselves a drink or two, [01:32.38]But couldn't find an open bar. [01:36.78]We bought a six-pack at the liquor store, [01:40.80]And we drank it in her car. [01:44.60] [01:45.82]We drank a toast to innocence, [01:49.76]We drank a toast to now. [01:54.27]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness, [01:57.80]But neither one knew how. [02:02.19] [02:03.51]She said she'd married her an architect, [02:07.47]Who kept her warm and safe and dry, [02:11.87]She would have liked to say she loved the man, [02:15.56]But she didn't like to lie. [02:19.70] [02:21.28]I said the years had been a friend to her, [02:25.13]And that her eyes were still as blue. [02:29.48]But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw, [02:33.21]Doubt or gratitude. [02:37.29] [02:38.55]She said she saw me in the record stores, [02:42.57]And that I must be doing well. [02:46.97]I said the audience was heavenly, [02:50.76]But the traveling was hell. [02:54.68] [02:55.82]We drank a toast to innocence, [02:59.34]We drank a toast to now. [03:04.29]And tried to reach beyond the emptiness, [03:07.60]But neither one knew how. [03:12.70]We drank a toast to innocence, [03:16.50]We drank a toast to time. [03:21.67]Reliving in our eloquence, [03:25.02]Another 'auld lang syne'...... [03:31.51] [03:34.54]The beer was empty and our tongues were tired, [03:38.50]And running out of things to say. [03:42.73]She gave a kiss to me as I got out, [03:46.91]And I watched her drive away. [03:50.93]Just for a moment I was back at school, [03:57.09]And felt that old familiar pain ......... [04:04.07]And as I turned to make my way back home, [04:09.02]The snow turned into rain .............. [04:18.65] [04:20.74] [04:23.76] [04:26.62] [04:29.48] [04:32.73] [04:35.97] [04:39.60] [04:42.90] [04:45.93] [04:49.56] [04:53.02] [04:56.49] [04:59.46] [05:02.76] [05:06.22]