You Wear It So Well

from Distance and Fortune by Jonny Burke

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regret is a funny thing

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Jonny Burke (Dedpan Music, BMI)

remember all those nights we threw away?
staying up til' dawn and then hitting it hard for two more days
there was powders on the table and police at the door
alice crying on the phone upstairs and jimmy passed out on the floor
i was drunk and lowdown
and a little more than broken
you told me that i need help as you took another toke and i said

you wear it so well
if anybody could pull it off as we're draggin down to hell
you wear it so well
then you'd smile at me

in a flash it's been five years and i'm out on the road
trying to keep it straight with a song and a heavy load
and i'd toss and turn in motel beds, some nights the phone would ring
i'd wonder who it could be, see your name come across the screen
i'd tell you of my travels
you'd talk about your plans
telling me to keep a smile as i travel 'cross the land cause you said

you wear it so well
if anybody could pull it off in a world of show and tell
you wear it so well
and i'd make it through another day

last time i come home i saw you on the street
wind blowin' through your hair, standing tall on your own two feet
a man walked up beside you in a strange familiar way
i saw that ring on your finger, a little smile come across your face
i said congratulations
when you told me the good news
i tried to hide my regret but i could not hide the truth when i said

you wear it so well
if anybody could pull it off i hope he does it well
you wear it so well
you wear him so well

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from Distance and Fortune, released February 22, 2011

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