It's cold outside
And the paint's peeling off of my walls
There's a man outside
In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette

And now the light fades out
And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this
And there's a knock on the door
And just for a second I thought I remembered you

So now I'm alone
And now I can think for myself
About little deals
And S.U's

And things I just don't understand
A white lie that night
Or a sly touch at times
I don't think it meant anything to you

So I open the door
It's the 'friend' that I'd left in the hallway
'Please sit down'
A candlelit shadow on a wall near the bed

You know I hate to ask
But are 'friends' electric?
Only mine's broke down
And now I've no-one to love

So I found out your reasons
For the phone calls and smiles
And it hurts
And I'm lonely

And I should never have tried
And I missed you tonight
It must be time to leave
You see it meant everything to me

Now the light fades out
And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this
It's cold outside
And the paint's peeling off of my walls

You know I hate to ask
But are 'friends' electric?
Only mine's broke down
And now I've no-one to love


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Are 'Friends' Electric? Lyrics as written by Gary Anthony James Webb

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    General Comment
    S.U.'s ?? Sure it ain't 'issues'?
    Rumpleteaseron April 29, 2003   Link
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    General Comment
    S.U.'s this is originally a gary numan song. why he used S.U.'s in the first place is kinda hard to understand but yeah, check out the comments here songmeanings.net/…
    verdant75on March 24, 2007   Link
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    Gary Numan is genius, I've become fascinated with playing synthesizer after I listened to his songs and this one in particular. I like your cover! dissertationwriter.org
    cheryl1cobbon July 27, 2021   Link

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