This Suit Has Seen Me Through
I'm just a simple man
I wear a cowboy hat and boots
I only shave when I'm asked too
In my closet hangs one suit
Cause it's been there for me
Like a good friend till the end
It's been put through the wringer
I think it's even had some mends
It may be a little tattered
It may be a little worn
But it's much more than a suit
It's helped me weather my life's storms
It holds onto some memories
Teardrops, it's caught a few
Many happy, many sad, through the good times and the bad
That suit has seen me through
It stood with me at the eulogy
That I gave for my granddad
It was there as my best friend
Honored me as his best man
It was there when the preacher
Asked me if I'd say I do
When I got down on one knee, and you said yes to me
Even on our honeymoon
It holds onto some memories
Teardrops, it's caught a few
Many happy, many sad, through the good times and the bad
That suit has seen me through
It's pockets held the tissues
That held the memories from my eyes
Though some may call them teardrops
I prefer to call them life
It may be just clothes to you
But to me it's like a song
It returns me to the places
Where my heart's come and gone
So I hope that you won't judge me
When they put me in the ground
In that suite of memories, past Heavens gate I'll be
Cause this suit has seen me through
Copyright © M.P. Shaudd | Year Posted 2017
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