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Steve Lindsley - The Sweater Song

from Round 35, Week 5 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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This song is not autobiographical.

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I’d like to share a story
A tale of joy and glee
About a lovely sweater that once belonged to me
I found it at the thrift store
At Eddie’s guns and pawn
And when I first laid eyes on it
It said, "Please put me on"
And from that very moment it was clear to see
This sweater would forever always be with me

I paid a whole five bucks for it
And wore it out the door
And people looked at me like they never had before
"Who is this handsome man??"
"He must be pretty famous!"
(I didn’t really hear that
I'm just making a good guess)
This sweater made this man more astute, refined
And then I knew my life had changed
For all of time

I wore it in the winter
In January's chill
I wore it in the springtime, it created such goodwill
I wore it when the oak leaves descended during fall
I even wore it in July and sweated down the hall
In short I wore it everyday
And as you now can see
That sweater has become my main accessory

And then I had a revelation on November 12th
Why should I hoard this sweater and wear it all myself?
Cause if it's brought me this much joy and happiness inside
Then it could do the same for others far and wide
So I decided then and there to spread the love around
And by that I mean letting others wear this sweater proud

I put it on my big dog
I put it on my cat
I put it on my pet iguana - it made him look fat
I shared it with my grandma
I lent it to my niece
I even let me old girlfriend try it on in peace
I saw my favorite band it concert, threw it on the stage
He put it on, screamed “Killer, dude!”
Such joy my sweater made

And then one day it happened
The day I knew would come
A simple piece of fabric tore off and came undone
And though I tried to stop it with duct tape and some glue
My sweater it unraveled like a strand of yarn askew
And in the end all I had were memories inside
Because my lovely sweater finally up and died

The moral of this story as you can plainly see
Is to not get too attached to a sweater that’s near free
Cherish all the memories
Hold on to good times
You never know how long you have till sweaters finally die
And now I must be going
The thrift store’s calling me
It’s time to get the next one for
A sweater family tree

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from Round 35, Week 5, released January 10, 2022

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