Lyrics
[verse]
The taxman took my castle and my car
Left me sitting here beneath this tree
Well I was never truly built for war
So I'll just watch the roses and the bee
My lady packed her bags and caught a train
She said I spent it all on foolish things
Now all I've got's a garden in the rain
And a radio that hums when someone sings
[chorus]
In this lazy golden afternoon
I'm sipping on my very last iced tea
Sailing on a broken silver spoon
Watching all my fortune down the drain
Lazy, lazy afternoon
[verse]
My butler left, my cook has gone as well
The house is quiet, echoing and bare
I used to ring a little silver bell
Now nobody's around to bring me there
But still the sun keeps shining on my face
And still the grass grows green without a care
I'll raise a cup to this absurd disgrace
And toast the summer breeze that's always fair
[chorus]
In this lazy golden afternoon
I'm sipping on my very last iced tea
Sailing on a broken silver spoon
Watching all my fortune down the drain
Lazy, lazy afternoon
[bridge]
Help me, help me, someone find my fortune please
It slipped away like petals in the breeze
But I'm still here beneath this old oak tree
Poor as a church mouse, happy, wild and free
[chorus]
In this lazy golden afternoon
I'm sipping on my very last iced tea
Sailing on a broken silver spoon
Watching all my fortune down the drain
Lazy, lazy afternoon
