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 time
you wear it well
a little old fashioned but that's alright
well i suppose you're thinking
or he wouldn't get in touch with me
oh i ain't beggin' 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 brothers put on a all day rock and roll show
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 didn't 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
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 you
after all the years i hope it's the same address
since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
