Are 'Friends' Electric?

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
 Now the light fades out
 And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this
 There's a knock on the door
 And just for a second, I thought I remembered you
 So now I'm alone
 Now I can think for myself
 About little deals and S.U's
 Things that I just don't understand
 Like 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 reason
 For the phone calls and smiles
 And it hurts that I'm lonely
 And I should never have tried
 And I missed you tonight
 So it's time to leave
 You see it meant everything to me