You Wear It Well

(rod stewart / martin quittenton)



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



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 did not 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


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