Same Old Clothes
©2005 Tim Wheeler

I got these pants, way back in sixty-four
Just like my fathers, I shoulda' bought more
If they were good enough for him (God, rest his soul)
Well, they're good enough for me

They're the same old clothes that I always wear
They look like new, not a rip or a tear
It'd be a shame to throw them away
No, I don't care. I'm happy this way
Wearin' the same old clothes

I got this tie when it was cool to be wide
The matching suspenders, are striped on the other side
But every time I put them on, people roll their eyes.
Tell me, what they're tryin' to say?

They're the same old clothes, that I always wear
They still look new, not a rip or a tear
It'd be a shame to throw them away
No, I don't care. I'm happy this way
Wearin' the same old clothes

That church downtown tore out their pews
Got theatre seating, people lining up outside
My congregation's growin'…
They're growin' old and growin' few
But at least I still hang onto my pride

Wearin' the same old clothes, that I always wear
They look like new, not a rip or a tear
It would be a sin to throw them away
No, I don't care. I'm happy this way
Wearin' the same old clothes

No. I'm not gonna change, and they can put me in the ground
Wearin' the same old clothes

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