Faces - Three Button Hand Me Down Lyrics
(ian mclagan, rod stewart)I dont need no ones opinionOn the matter concerning my dress.I was raised in a clinic down in oklahoma,There were many things I did not possess.I never complained, because my father said,Son youll get your chance before youre my age.Then he took me upstairs and gave me this suitWritten all over his faceHe said, others may come and others may go,But that suit will be around wherever youre goinThree button hand me downThree button hand me downI had my fair share of neat women,But they came between me and my suit.That was a filly from boston, a barmaid from houston,Not forgetting the one in detroit.They said, we like you boy and we think youre sweet,But cant you lose your suit?I said, no, you cant do that to meI remember what my father said:He said, others may come and others may go,But that suit will be around wherever youre goinThree button hand me down, ha ha,Three button hand me downIve never been a tidy dresserAnd the fold in my trousers it aint straight.Still I know a good cloth when I see one.Thats why Im clad in this gray flannel suit.Sometimes I wonder if I should visit a tailorAnd get myself a smooth outfit.Then I remember what my father said to me.Ill make you from the open roadHe said, others may come and others may go,But that suit will be around wherever you goThree button hand me down,Three button hand me down
