Are Friends Electric?

It's cold outsideAnd the paints peeling off of my wallsThere's a man outsideIn a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigaretteNow the light fades outAnd I wonder what I'm doing in a room like thisThere's a knock on the doorAnd just for a second I thought I remembered youSo now I'm aloneNow I can think for myselfAbout little dealsAnd S.U'sAnd things that I just don't understandA white lie that nightOr a sly touch at timesI don't think it meant anything to youSo I open the doorIt's the 'friend' that I'd left in the hallway'Please sit down'A candle lit shadow on a wall near the bedYou know I hate to askBut are 'friends' electric ?Only mine's broke downAnd now I've no-one to loveSo I find out your reasonFor the phone calls and smilesAnd it hurtsAnd I'm lonelyAnd I should never have triedAnd I missed you tonightIt must be time to leaveYou see it meant everything to me