ELTON JOHN - My Strongest Suit lyrics

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Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by tim rice<br>Elton's solo version is unreleased<br><br>In life one has to face a huge assortment<br>Of nauseating fads and good advice<br>There's health and fitness, diet and deportment<br>And other pointless forms of sacrifice<br><br>Conversation, wit, I am a doubter<br>Manners, charm, they're no way to impress<br>So forget the inner me, observe the outer<br>I am what I wear and how I dress<br><br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere<br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere<br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere, ooh<br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere<br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere<br>Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere, ooh<br><br>Now I believe in looking like my time on earth is cooking<br>Whether polka-dotted stripes or even checks<br>With some glamour guaranteeing every fiber of my being<br>Is displayed to quite remarkable effects<br>From your cradle via trousseau to your death bed you're on view so<br>Never compromise accept no substitute<br>I would rather wear a barrel than conservative apparel<br>A dress has always been my strongest suit<br><br>Staying in or hitting townwards, from the top and working downwards<br>I ensure that every stitch is stitched in time<br>Whether wig or hat or turban, whether clad boudoir or urban<br>Not to strut your stuff outrageously's a crime<br>And the few who are invited to my wardrobe are delighted<br>As they wander through my things to find en route<br>That in negligee or formal I am anything but normal<br>A dress has always been my strongest suit<br><br>Now you don't need a recital of the reasons why it's vital<br>That tonight I simply have to look my best<br>That from coronet to sandal no one else is worth a candle<br>That I couldn't make more impact if I'm dressed<br>So bring me out my finest, most audacious, my divinest<br>Most revealing, most expensive and to boot<br>Most arresting, most heart-stopping, most free-flowing, most eye-popping<br>A dress has always been my strongest suit