I'll Get Them In

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 I'd be backing away from there
The 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 compare another drink just to make it fair
I see it's almost afternoon so I get them in
Turn another page past the telly guide and the pissed cartoonist's strip
Take a telephone trip to the lonely hearts' armchair party night
Or explorers can buy a wife from bangkok
One day everything turns out 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