I been thinking about you. I been meaning to tell you Sit down with me, let's have a drink Back when the War ended your great grandfather hand-wrote letters of apology to all of those families of the men who crewed that U-boat Haunted 'til his death by that long night off the coast Your other great granddad came back from Arnhem transformed into a damaged and violent man Never spoke of the slaughter he witnessed firsthand Oh, this is the world I brought you into man All remorse, no rebel. A shell of my former shell Sit down with me and have a drink What have we here? The dreaded failed imagineer? His private dismay on public display Son, do not be alarmed by your old man's tears "Hey old man it's ok. Every dog has his day. Sit down with me let's have a drink" I been thinking about you. I been meaning to tell you Sit down with me, let's have a drink