Lyrics Same Old Lang Syne - Single - Collin Raye

Met my old lover
In the grocery store
The snow was falling
Christmas Eve
I stood behind her
In the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve
She didn't recognize the face
At first
But then her eyes flew upon wide
She went to hug me and she spilled
Her purse
And we laughed until we cried
We took her groceries to
The checkout stand
The food was totalled up
And bagged
We stood there lost
In our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged
We went to have ourselves
A drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six pack
At the liqour store
And we drank it in her car
We drank a toast to innocence
We Drank a toast to now
Tried to reach beyond
The emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she married her
An Architect
Who kept her warm and safe
And dry
She would've liked to say that
She loved the man
But she didn't like to lie
I said the years had been
A friend to her
And that her eyes
Were still as blue
But in those eyes, I wasn't sure,
If I saw doubt or gratitude
She said she saw me
In the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell
We drank a toast to innocence
We Drank a toast to now
Trying to reach beyond
The emptiness
But neither one knew how

We drank a toast to innocence
We Drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another Old Lang Syne
The beer was empty
And our tongues were tired
And running out of
Things to say
She gave a kiss to me
As I got out
And I watched her
Drive away
Just for a moment
I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make
My way back home
The snow turned into rain

(End)