I can never understand Why when a drink is in my hand Time accelerates and leaves me still With one more drink right in my hand Am I the last man here who'll stand We had a meeting - I said I'd see you, And you know one day I will It's so much better when it's unplanned To find a drink right in your hands And we make a pact to kill the afternoon And we salute the dead marines then through the laughter and the screams We remember all the songs we used to sing So I raise my glass to you, My hand, my heart and all that's due To all the friends that I still know And those who have passed through I can never understand Why when a drink is in my hand Time accelerates and leaves me still in love with you