You Wear It Well

I had 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 timeYou wear it well

A little old fashioned but that's all rightWell, 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 knowThat you wear it well

There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh myRemember them basement parties, your brother's karate

The all day rock 'n' roll shows

Their homesick blues and the radical views

Haven't left a mark on youYou wear it well

A little out of time but I don't mindBut 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 throughSince 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 didn't cost the earth, but for what it's worth

You made me feel a millionaireAnd you wear it well

Madame Onassis got nothing on you, no, noAnyway, 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 laughAnd I wear it well

I don't object if you call Collect'Cos 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 youI love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

Oh, yeahAfter all the years I hope it's the same address

Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on, oh no, oh no