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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
D
That come factory pre-torn
C
It's easy to say
That a guy must be a certain way
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Just because he dresses offbeat
G
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
D
Yeah, we're never gonna know what that means
Which is why I wear
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T-shirt and jeans
D
That's right, it doesn't mean anything
G C
People who know me know
D G
That I try not to say too much just with my clothes
D
And if you wanna get to know me, man
C
We're gonna have to talk
D G
So that you can find out who I am
C
Yeah, We're gonna have to talk
D G
So that you can find out who I am