Jerry Douglas - The Suit lyrics

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It was one of those occasions

Where you had to wear a suit

So his wife drove down to a thrift store

Found him a beaut

You'd have thought he was a governor

Or a man of noble birth

You'd have never guessed his profession

Was scratching the earth

And then all his family got into their cars

And followed as he led them down the road toward Lincoln

Even though nobody said a single word

Everyone was thinking to themselves how fine he looked

Wearing that suit

It was such a perfect service

A gentle rain was falling down

And it did not disturb his deep slumber

When the vets fired three rounds

Now he wears that suit forever

He truly is a man of note

For he wears the State of Nebraska

As his overcoat

And they left him resting out there with his folks

And came away from Lincoln with a revelation

That this rough and humble tiller of the soil

Would rise out of the fertile ground and meet his maker

Wearing that suit

It was one of those occasions

Where you need to wear a suit

'Cause it was one of those occasions

It was one of those occasions