This Lyric is: #137

Thrift Store T-Shirt
(c) 2002 by Lee Simmons

I had a dream
About a suit size 13
A vintage all-weather
With corinthian leather
A lavender piece of work
Made me look like a jerk
Jonesin' like some fool
Missed the bus to the old school
So I set out this morning
With very little warning
And a vision of grandeur
For a new look de rigeur
I found the answer
A little trendy enhancer
In a throwaway bin
That delivered me from sin

Some say a man without style
Is a man full of hurt
But I feel no pain in my
Snappy new thrift store t-shirt

Well I'm not opposed
To expensive new clothes
But my shirt exceeds
All others in deeds
With its vintage silk screen print
On aqua marine tint
I'm a rebel with panache
In my cold machine wash

Some say a man can't survive
On only dessert
But I take the cake in my
Sassy new thrift store t-shirt

And I'm wearing it well
Out from my Tommy Boy shell
Everyone is ditching the cat walk
And living to tell

Well some tell the future
By learning the past
The mistakes that were made
The successes that last
Like Klein and Armani
Chanel, Rebagliati
Donatella and Gianni
And the Family Versace
All bellwethers to be sure
Of the new haute couture
To each his own forte
In the old pret-a-porte

If the clothes make the man
Then I'm better off wearing a skirt
But I found religion in my
Brand new thrift store t-shirt

[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-01-2002).]