Marathon Shirt

[Verse 1]

Tell me who's to blame for the ink spot, question mark

Blood-stained sleeves in the parking lot

I've had it since I was twelve, and I wear it like hell

Wash it when it gets worn, dirty, tattered, and torn

Fell in love with me and it wears me with pride

We bathe in Ultra Tide when I start to feel guilty

And everyone's jealous, 'cause they wish they had it

I'm half a man without it, yeah, I'm the king of style, you know

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah, I'm

Yeah, I'm

I'm down and out

[Chorus]

And I'll keep on wearing my marathon shirt

And I'll wear it every day 'til it hurts

And I got no lady over her

Confidence aplenty in my marathon shirt

[Verse 2]

Once loaned her to a friend for a party

And I worried all night like a mother does

And when she returned, all wrinkled and helpless

She smelled of cheap cigarettes and other drugs

Now, I'd wear her in any season, I'd wear her for any reason

Only promise in my life's that shirt of mine

And day after day, as her colors fade away

I'll remember what she felt like the first time

[Pre-Chorus]

And now that I'm

Yeah I'm

I'm down and out

[Chorus]

And I'll keep on wearing my marathon shirt

And I'll wear it every day 'til it hurts

And I got no lady over her

Confidence aplenty in my marathon shirt

[Bridge]

Now I've come to lay you down

You can soak into the sound

And I'm so elated

She can't be recreated

And the water's turning brown

My baby, she's no hand-me-down

And the clothes keep going 'round

[Verse 3]

Tell me who's to blame for the ink spot, question mark

Blood-stained sleeves in the parking lot

They all wish they had it, I'm half a man without it

I'm half a man without it, yeah, I'm the king of style

[Chorus]

And I'll keep on wearing my marathon shirt

And I'll wear it every day 'til it hurts

And I got no lady over her

Confidence aplenty in my marathon shirt

And I'll keep on wearing my marathon shirt

And I'll wear it every day 'til it hurts

And I got no lady over her

Confidence aplenty in my marathon shirt