Same Old Lang Syne Lyrics

The song Same Old Lang Syne is performed by Dan Fogelberg in the album named The Innocent Age in the year 1990 .



Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling, Christmas Eve
I stole 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 open 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 totaled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarra*sment
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 liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say 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
And tried 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 'Auld 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



Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age

Oct 1990

  1. Nexus
  2. The Innocent Age
  3. The Sand And The Foam
  4. In The Passage
  5. Lost In The Sun
  6. Run For The Roses
  7. Leader Of The Band/ Washington Post March
  8. Same Old Lang Syne
  9. Stolen Moments
  10. The Lion's Share
  11. Only The Heart May Know
  12. The Reach
  13. Aireshire Lament
  14. Times Like These
  15. Hard To Say
  16. Empty Cages
  17. Ghosts

Same Old Lang Syne