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Steve's Shirt

from Demonstration by Alanalda

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Track 3 from the Demonstration EP of 2007.

REVIEWS :-

"a poignant song that hovers nicely between genuine sentimentality and warm-hearted whimsy, with a build-up to a fine chorus"

- Jackie Hayden HOT PRESS

"Steve's Shirt is something all of their own, something beautiful too"

- Unpeeled.co.uk

"Random and wholly brilliant", "Refreshing"

- Rawkstar.net

lyrics

I have Steve's shirt
I bought it in Monroe's
The sleeves are real short
But I couldn't borrow
What would Steve think if he knew that I had
Bought his tee-shirt for just fifty cent

I have Steve's shirt
His name's on the collar
It looks like smudged dirt
But it's permanent marker
What made Steve need to give up his threads
Did he need the money to pay off some debts

I don't really know
Just know that it keeps me covered
From summer breezes
Stops me from wheezin and catching a cold

I wore Steve's shirt
To Debbie and Willard's
They said that it looked
Awfully familiar
"Was it that guy who tried to top himself?"
"That friend of Lauren's was it?". I just said...

That I don't really know
Just know that it keeps me covered
From summer breezes
Stops me from wheezin and catching a cold

But this shirt is no longer his. It's mine
And I wear it all the time
So I guess that I'll just cross out his name
And I'll fill in mine instead

So I took off Steve's shirt
And I took out a marker
Put an 'X' thru his name
And inserted my moniker
What would Steve think if he knew that I had
Erased the memory of him then just laughed

That I don't really know
Just know that it keeps me warm
No I don't really know
Just know that it keeps me covered
From summer breezes
Stops me from wheezin and catching a cold

(c) Dermot O'Leary2006

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from Demonstration, released June 24, 2011
Song & Lyrics - Dermot O'Leary / Music - Alanalda / String Arrangement - Dylan Curran

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