"Hello How Are You Today?" lyrics

I saw you standing by the frozen aisle in Sainsbury's
But I chose to take a different path, it's honestly been ages
Do you still have that old black rusty Punto on your drive?
Does the telephone you call me from still end in 435?

'Cause I know I should have said something
But I never took the time to tell you

I'm sorry that we drifted
All the weight could have been lifted
With a simple "hello, how are you today?"
'Cause now the hands of time have shifted
And I've realised I missed you
We're both old enough to learn from our mistakes
I just never found the words to say

Do you still wear that dressing gown despite inviting friends around?
Is a frozen pizza cut in half still what you like for tea?
Do you still sing at open mics and accidentally patronise
The compere of the night each time he tells you [?] to three?

'Cause I know I should have said something
But I never took the time to tell you

I'm sorry that we drifted
All the weight could have been lifted
With a simple "hello, how are you today?"
'Cause now the hands of time have shifted
And I realised I missed you
We're both old enough to learn from our mistakes
I just never found the words to say

Are you still always joking?
Did you quit and then start smoking?
For the nineteenth time in a year
Who's counting now, if it's not me?
Can you remember falling
Down the bank at Kendal Calling?
It's a twisted tale to make them all sing loud and fit the theme

'Cause I never took the time to tell you just how much I care
And next year we'll play S65 and I hope that you'll be there
Because mate

I'm sorry that we drifted
All the weight could have been lifted
With a simple "hello, how are you today?"
'Cause now the hands of time have shifted
And I realised I missed you
We're both old enough to learn from our mistakes
I just never found the words to say