Saw doubt or gratitude
We went to have ourselves a drink or two
As the conversation dragged
But she didn't like to lie
And that I must be doing well
And as I turned to make my way back home
We drank a toast to innocence
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
But couldn't find an open bar
I said the audience was heavenly
Another auld lang syne
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
She didn't recognize the face at first
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
But then her eyes flew open wide
And felt that old familiar pain
Reliving in our eloquence
She would have liked to say she loved the man
We took her groceries to the checkout stand
And we laughed until we cried
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And I touched her on the sleeve
And we drank it in her car
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
And I watched her drive away
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
We drank a toast to now
We drank a toast to time
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
I said the years had been a friend to her
She said she'd married her an architect
We drank a toast to innocence
Just for a moment I was back at school
But neither one knew how
But the traveling was hell
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
The food was totalled up and bagged
But neither one knew how
She said she saw me in the record stores
We bought a six pack at the liquor store
And that her eyes were still as blue
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
And running out of things to say
