Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well lyrics

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

I love you, I love you, I love you

After all the years I hope
It's the same address
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on