I always like to imagine this song is addressed to John Lennon (however unlikely). The "Treat her gently" part is about him and Yoko. Or him and Cynthia. And the "Here we sit" part is him and John sitting at and old folks home (assuming the tragedy of december 8th never happened) after their wives have both passed away. These two old friends are just sitting "Keeping the time of day". The both tired, bored, and lonely... but yet they are both bound together my a remarkably deep friendship till the end. Nobody regards them as famous legends or musicians anymore, they are just two more old british guys so "Nobody asks them to play..."
I always like to imagine this song is addressed to John Lennon (however unlikely). The "Treat her gently" part is about him and Yoko. Or him and Cynthia. And the "Here we sit" part is him and John sitting at and old folks home (assuming the tragedy of december 8th never happened) after their wives have both passed away. These two old friends are just sitting "Keeping the time of day". The both tired, bored, and lonely... but yet they are both bound together my a remarkably deep friendship till the end. Nobody regards them as famous legends or musicians anymore, they are just two more old british guys so "Nobody asks them to play..."