The doorknob needs mending, the letters need sending
The kitchen's a disgrace, grease all over the place
I see your pretty picture, the one you gave me last Easter
Has a moustache drawn in green where your lipsticks should have been

You never think of time till it passes you by
Never miss the water till the well runs dry
You never count the days till the nights grow cold
Never think you're aged till you realize you're old

The ashtrays are brimful, my secrets are sinful
And I drink a lot now, it's the only friend I've got now
I'd write you a letter, 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 till it passes you by
Never miss the water till the well runs dry
You never count the days till the nights grow cold
Never think you're aged till you realize you're old

I could not live with you but it's so hard without you
I'm a helpless case, a misfit social disgrace
Maybe next century, I'll come to my senses, work out the reason why
You never miss the water till the well runs dry

You never think of time till it passes you by
Never miss the water till the well runs dry
You never count the days till the nights grow cold
Never think you're aged till you realize you're old