[Verse 1]

Blackout swept across canada last month

We kept our sweaters on when we got home

And there was nothing to do

But keep inside and love you

Knowing we'd stay friends

But it's so hard not to tend

To get thrown about by circumstance

[Verse 2]

Knit marks pressed on my shoulder blades

The long dark wait by the radio, just us alone

[Chorus]

And there was nothing to do

But keep inside and love you

We knew we'd leave as friends

But it's so hard not to tend

To wish I had more lives to spend

[Verse 3]

Jump rope downed power line

Got way too close this time

One thousand volts straight through my spine

If you come back for me

Say that I'm what you need

Oh what I'd give to make you mine

[Chorus]

And there was nothing to do

But keep inside and love you

You're still my closest friend

But it's so hard not to tend

To hope it all goes out again