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No matter how strong, I'm gonna take you down with one little stone
I'm gonna break you down and see what you're worth
What you're really worth to me
Dinner at eight was okay before the toast full of gleams
It was great until those old magazines got us started up again
Actually, it was probably me again
Why is it so, that I've always been the one who must go
That I've always been the one told to flee
When it fact you were the one long ago
Actually, in the drifting white snow you left me
So put up your fists and I'll put up mine
No running away from the scene of the crime
God's chosen a place somewhere near the end of the world
Somewhere near the end of our lives
But 'til then, no, Daddy, don't be surprised if I want to see the tears in your eyes
Then I know it had to be long ago
Actually, in the drifting white snow you loved me
No matter how strong, I'm gonna take you down with one little stone
I'm gonna break you down and see what you're worth
What you're really worth to me |
- this song was written about Rufus' relationship with his father, Loudon Wainwright III
- "take you down with one little stone" - refers to the Biblical story of David and Goliath
- the fight originated when both were photographed for Rolling Stone together, and Rufus mentioned that the only way Loudon would be published was through his son's success… (ouch!)
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- "Four or five years ago, my father and I had a really horrible argument concerning show business and our careers, and I wrote 'Dinner at Eight' as a kind of retort. For a long time I didn't want to release it or even perform it - I thought it was a little too intense so I ignored it. But the song stuck with me, and when this record came around, I realized I had to put it down. I decided now was the time; I finally felt comfortable recording it. I thought he'd understand it and not feel threatened by it. He's heard it, and he loves it. So, yeah, there was a lot of housecleaning to do before this record was made."
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