nothing to do on this hot afternoon
But to settle down and write you a line
I've been meaning to phone
you but from Minnesota
Hell it's been a very long time
You wear it well
A little old fashioned but
that's all right
Well I suppose you're thinking
I bet he's sinking
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me
Oh, I ain't begging or losing my head
I sure do want you to know
that you wear it well
There ain't a lady in the land so fine
Remember them basement parties,
your brother's karate
The all day rock and roll shows
Them homesick blues and
radical views
Haven't left a mark on you, you wear it well
A little out of time
but I don't mind
But I ain't forgetting that
you were once mine
But I blew it without even tryin'
Now I'm eatin' my heart out
Tryin' to get a letter through
Since you've been gone
it's hard to carry on
I'm gonna write about the birthday
gown that I bought in town
When you sat down and
cried on the stairs
You knew it did not cost the earth,
but for what it's worth
You made me feel a millionaire
and you wear it well
Madame Onassis got
nothing on you
Anyway, my coffee's cold
and I'm getting told
That I gotta get back to work
So when the sun goes low and
you're home all alone
Think of me and try not to
laugh and I wear it well
I don't object if
you call collect
'Cause I ain't forgetting
that you were once mine
But I blew it without even tryin'
Now I'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to get back
to you
After all the years I hope it's the
same address
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on