Intro: verse 1: The doorknob needs mending Letters need sending The kitchen's a disgrace Grease all over the place verse 2: I see your pretty picture The one you gave me last Easter Has a moustache drawn in green Where your lipstick should have been You never think of time, 'til it passes you by Never miss the water, 'til the well runs dry You never count the days, 'til the nights grow cold Never think you're aged, 'til you realise you're old verse 3: The ashtrays are brimful My secrets are sinful And I drink a lot now It's the only friend I've got now verse 4: I'd write you a letter But there's a hole in my sweater And I need to mend it So I wouldn't have the time to send it You never think of time, 'til it passes you by Never miss the water, 'til the well runs dry You never count the days, 'til the nights grow cold Never think you're aged, 'til you realise you're old VERSE 5: I could not live with you But it's so hard without you I'm a helpless case A misfit social disgrace VERSE 6: Maybe next century I'll come to my senses Work out the reason why You never miss the water, 'til the well runs dry You never think of time, 'til it passes you by Never miss the water, 'til the well runs dry You never count the days, 'til the nights grow cold Never think you're aged, 'til you realise you're old OUTRO: