John Hiatt - Overcoats Lyrics
Well I wandered inTo the house of mirrorsWith a camera and an old shotgunI was taking some picturesOf me and my fearsAnd exploding them one by oneWhen all of a suddenMuch to my surpriseA lady with a fine tooth combStruck a match up to my faceAnd said, get out of this placeYou better leave the ugly truth aloneChorus:OvercoatsOvercoatsI aint never heard you singOvercoatsOvercoatsTake off that silly thingWell, I looked her in the eyeWith a slave-like stareAnd said, Im here to talk about the rentWell, she did a double flipThen she buttoned up her lipWent and hid in the oxygen tentWell the image shriveled upAnd the air got thinAs she smiled from behind her maskShe said, you can stay here all nightBut its gonna cost you your lifeIf I was you, I would be leaving fast.ChorusI didnt come for informationNo Ive read the daily newsIts carved on everybodys faceBut Im without illuminationYes, I think we blew a fuseAnd Id be much obligedIf you could help me locate the placeWell at this, she seemed quite baffledAnd like a little girlShe took off her wedding gownThen she stood before the mirrorAnd it all came clearShe was married to the lost and foundSo I left her there sleepingIn her honeymoonAnd I made it through the antidoteWell the procedure is briefIf you wanna see whats underneathYou gotta take off that overcoatOvercoatsOvercoatsI aint never heard you sing
