[Verse 1]
Well I know, you don't know the reason
And it's cold, a sign of the season
Cause you're old, and battered and beaten
And we'll grow, 'til we hit the ceiling
[Chorus]
Yeah, well I'll be better, get away
Send a letter, bombs away
I couldn't imagine anyone else
I'm off for the weekend
I couldn't imagine why you would save yourself
[Verse 2]
Well it's gone and it's not returning
And your clothes and pictures are burning
Cause you're old, and battered and beaten
And we'll grow, 'til we hit the ceiling
[Chorus]
Yeah, well I'll be better, get away
Send a letter, bombs away
I couldn't imagine anyone else
I'm off for the weekend
I couldn't imagine why you would save yourself
Yeah
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Yeah, well I'll be better, get away
Send a letter, bombs away
I couldn't imagine anyone else
I'm off for the weekend
I couldn't imagine anyone else
I couldn't imagine anyone else
I'm off for the weekend
I couldn't imagine why you would save yourself
I believe this is referring to them having sex and him thinking there’s no-one in the world he’d rather experience this with than the girl he’s with
I think this refers to the couple now being broken up hence why her clothes and pictures are burning, she’s never coming back and he knows it.
The relationship has fizzled out, they’ve become cold to each other, and there doesn’t seem to be any obvious reason why. Perhaps she’s become boring to him, hence why he calls her old, or she wants to settle down while he wants to be a free man.