no place for this

when i had the words
even then i could not write this song
once i cried the tears
but now even they're long gone
i've started many times
but i've never found the end
cause how would i begin
to write a sad song for an old friend?

the snow is falling hard
as you drive me to the station
i look to check your speed 
and i wonder just who it is you're chasing
your eyes are on the road
while i stare blindly out the window
it hurts to see your pain
but i know at last i've reached you

the streets of toronto are no place for this
the struggle for truth or one last goodbye kiss

i can't write this now 
while what never was is long past
and i know i should not cry 
that emptiness could not last
i couldn't write it then 
when all i saw was beautiful
i should have trusted my pen
it knew i could not really love you

union station is no place for this
the end of adventure like something we've missed
and the streets of toronto are no place for this
the struggle for love or one last goodbye kiss
goodbye kiss

i can't write your song
if i could, would you listen?
but how would i begin 
to write a sad song for an old friend?
it's a sad song for an old friend
yours is a sad song, my friend