You Wear it Well

()I had ()nothing to do on this hot afternoon but to ()settle down and write you a ()line I been ()meaning to phone ya but from Minnesota ()Hell it’s been a very long ()time You wear it ()well A ()little old ()fashioned but ()that’s all ()right ()I sup()pose you’re thinking I’ll bet he’s sinking or he ()wouldn’t get in touch with ()me No ()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 oh my ()Remember those ()basement parties and your brothers karate ()All day rock and roll ()shows them ()homesick blues and the 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 for()getting that you were once ()mine but I ()blew it without even ()trying Now I’m ()eating my heart out ()trying to get a letter ()through ()Since you’ve been ()gone it’s hard to ()carry on () I want to ()write about the ()birthday gown that I bought in town as ()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 million()aire and you wear it ()well ()Madame O()nassis got ()nothing on ()you ()Anyway my () coffee’s cold and I’m gettin told that I ()gotta get back to ()work So when the ()sun goes low and you’re home alone () think of me and try not to ()laugh and I wear it ()well ()I don’t ()object if you ()call col()lect But I ()ain’t for()getting that you were once ()mine but I ()blew it without even ()trying Now I’m ()eating my heart out ()trying to get back to ()you ()After all the years()I hope it’s()the same ad()dress? ()Since you’ve been ()gone it’s hard to ()carry on ()