Discover the story of the song > The Thrill of It All – The Tears

This song is about how things used to be in the past, when ships were important and people knew their place. The protagonist tells the story of a man named Peking Pete, who lived a wild and adventurous life smuggling guns on a ship. Now, Peking Pete is old and sits in Singapore, reminiscing about his exciting past. The song is about the thrill of those adventures that the protagonist will never be able to experience.