Actually, I think Eliot himself lifted that from Shakespeare; Ophelia's last words are "Goodnight, sweet ladies, goodnight" before she drowns herself after being rejected by Hamlet - which fits in with the idea of being left by your other half. The narrator goes home after a night of debauchery or what have you (the oompah brass sound seems to link in with the transvestite theme in "Make Up", and just the way Lou sings it is very camp and sexy) and is alone with his TV dinner and his self-pity. It might even go back to the Factory days - being surrounded by people enjoying the high life (tequila), but everything being so superficial; it's fun and you enjoy it as much as you possibly can (sucking the lemon peel dry) but you still end up going home alone. And in the absence of human company, why not get high.
Actually, I think Eliot himself lifted that from Shakespeare; Ophelia's last words are "Goodnight, sweet ladies, goodnight" before she drowns herself after being rejected by Hamlet - which fits in with the idea of being left by your other half. The narrator goes home after a night of debauchery or what have you (the oompah brass sound seems to link in with the transvestite theme in "Make Up", and just the way Lou sings it is very camp and sexy) and is alone with his TV dinner and his self-pity. It might even go back to the Factory days - being surrounded by people enjoying the high life (tequila), but everything being so superficial; it's fun and you enjoy it as much as you possibly can (sucking the lemon peel dry) but you still end up going home alone. And in the absence of human company, why not get high.