they people the town with dominoes half price after dark it s a half masked two faced place to go good thing the world s not flat oh i d be backing away from that second hand jacket from the fire brigade tries to not look drenched while the damp umbrella in the corner hides a humble fifty pence you would have to hold us back rod and alcohol combine a glass of gin and tonight s the night a sobering thought springs to my mind so i get them in there s the anecdote about an argument with the singer from jellyfish made a secretive call to some friends of mine for a gift of twenty quid just enough to get us pished almost another drunk pub quiz compere another drink just to make it fair i see it s almost afternoon and i get them in turn another page past the telly guide and the pissed cartoonist s strip make a telephone trip to the lonely hearts armchair party night or explorers can buy a wife from bangkok one day everything goes just right the next is the end of that era but i bottle up and keep it inside i m in shipshape rod and alcohol combine a glass of wine and tonight s the night a sobering thought springs to my mind so i get them in