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 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, oh, my 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 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, no, no 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 I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Oh, yeah After all the years, I hope it's the same address Since you've been gone, it's hard to carry on, oh