Dear friend, it's been a long, long while   I've been meaning to write you   But it was never my style   But what is these days now I'm a family man      You blow sincere kisses to mistresses secrets on afternoons   Do you wear your disguises, feign the surprises   At the questions she asks when she dares to accuse?   Does your past lie under the dust sheet   In the corner of a musty garage?   That's where I keep mine now, now I'm a family man      Are your horses still running when the bookies shop close?   Is the band still together, did you ever get on the road?   We chased the same women and we drank the same beer   We came as a pair when we ran around here   How are your these days, now you're a family man?      Buy a drink for the boy in my place at the end of the bar   Give my regards to Nina, slam a tequila   I'll write you at Christmas or I'll send you a card   But if you pass by, you're welcome to drop in and see me   'Cos it's unlikely I'll be round your way   'Cos I'm happy to be where I am, living life as a family man      Do you still have your leathers or did you give them away?   Do you still dream of Joni and sidewalk cafes?   Is your Norton still running, is the old man still alive?   Do you still get to Dalkeith, is your rent still as high?   But I suppose you've a mortgage, now you're a family man      Dear friend, it's been a long, long while   I've been meaning to write you   But it was never my style   But what is these days, now I'm a family man   Now I'm a family man   Now I'm a family man