T-shirt And Jeans

	  		
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I remember when I was a young man 
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My mama took me to the store 
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And I was scared out of my mind 
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As I stared at that dressing room door 
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I was like: "What if the pants are 
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too bright, too dark, too baggy, too tight, 
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too big, wrong cut or too light 
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Mom was like: "Just be yourself, son 
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Whatever you choose will be right" 


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Well, it's like she knew my very soul 
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'Cause the pants I bought that day would change my life 
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I left that store with a uniform 
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That I was wearing when I met my wife 
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And at my first pop-rock show 
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And when I touched my first boob 
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And the first time I read Thoreau 


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I did it all in my t-shirt and jeans 
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That's right, it doesn't mean anything 
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People who know me know 
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That I try not to say too much just with my clothes 
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And if you wanna get to know me, man 
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We're gonna have to talk 
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So that you can find out who I am 


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Well, jeans are pretty great 
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They're durable and comfortable 
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They're pants made out of plants 
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So it's hard to argue they're unethical 
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And I sure can say a little or a lot 
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I'm a fan of unironic images of things I like 
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Like giraffes or my YouTube friends or pants 
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Or chickens, Jesus, nerds or bikes 


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But if you really wanna know what I love 
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most about this wardrobe is that 
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It tells you very little about what lies beneath these clothes 
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Just by looking at me 
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You would never know if I'm a 
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Thousandaire or a billionaire 
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I wanna tell you with my mouth 
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Not with the clothes I wear 


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I think it's odd how when we rebel 
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We put on uniforms 
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Like eyeliner or fancy pants 
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That come factory pre-torn 
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It's easy to say 

That a guy must be a certain way 
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Just because he dresses offbeat 
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And a subcultural shortcut 
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Might be what he's goin' for 
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But it's always gonna be incomplete 
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Yeah, we're never gonna know what that means 

Which is why I wear 


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T-shirt and jeans 
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That's right, it doesn't mean anything 
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People who know me know 
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That I try not to say too much just with my clothes 
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And if you wanna get to know me, man 
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We're gonna have to talk 
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So that you can find out who I am 
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Yeah, We're gonna have to talk 
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So that you can find out who I am