You wear it well (video)

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1. I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon,

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but to settle down and write you a line,

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I been meaning to phone you, but from Minnesota,

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hell, it's been a very long time.

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You wear it well, a little old fashioned, but that's all right.

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2. Well, I suppose you're thinking, I'll bet he's sinking,

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or he wouldn't get in touch with me.

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No, I ain't begging or losing my head,

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I sure do want you to know

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that you wear it well, there ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my.

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3. Remember those basement parties, and your brother’s karate,

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all day rock and roll shows,

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them homesick blues and the radical views

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haven't left a mark on you.

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You wear it well, a little out of time, but I don't mind.

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But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine,

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but I blew it without even trying.

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Now I'm eating my heart out trying to get a letter through.

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+ Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on.

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4. I want to write about the birthday gown that I bought in town,

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as you sat down and cried on the stairs.

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You knew it didn't cost the earth, but for what it's worth,

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you made me feel a millionaire,

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and you wear it well, Madame Onassis got nothing on you.

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5. Anyway, my coffee's cold, and I'm gettin told

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that I gotta get back to work.

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So when the sun goes low and you're home alone,

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think of me and try not to laugh,

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and I wear it well, I don't object if you call collect.

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‘Cause I ain't forgetting that you were once mine

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but I blew it without even trying

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Now I'm eating my heart out trying to get back to you.

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+ After all the years I hope it's the same address ?

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Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on ...

(Rod Stewart)