Chance meeting of friends in a coffee shop world that's been groomed by years gone by And I try to distinguish the joy in your smile from the vague intent in your eye So let's play that game where we talk about all the friends we have in common And I'll sip my drink as I watch your eyes dart around the room for topics Sincerity lasts only so long it seems, Conversation's a delicate art And I've never been one to exchange pleasantries if it doesn't come from the heart Yet we play that game where we talk about all the friends we have in common And I sip my drink as I watch your eyes dart around the room for topics Whatever we had has been lost somewhere between then and now Though it's all hard to swallow I can't help but think "Thanks for then, it's a shame about now" A parting of friends from a coffee shop scene that's been saddened a bit by our sighs And we both dismiss memories of what used to be, Wish you well as I wish you goodbye So we've played our game of remember when All that life we had in common Though the years were sweet, it's hard not to think "Thanks for then, it's a shame about now." I loved you then and that's not different now But that was then, it's a shame about now