Escrita por Rod Stewart e Martin Quittenton, foi lançada em 21 de julho de 1972 no disco Never a dull moment e depois saiu em compacto em 12 de agosto de 1972 e tinha Los Paraguayos como Lado B. Se tornou um hit internacional, chegando ao número 1 nos charts britânicos e número 13 nos charts pop americanos. Chegou também ao número 7 no Canadá, número 4 na Nova Zelandia e número 2 na Irlanda.
A letra:
I
had nothing to do on this hot afternoon
But to settle down and
write you a line
I've been meaning to phone you but from
Minnesota
Hell it's been a very long time
You wear it well
A
little old fashioned but that's all right
Well I suppose you're
thinking I bet he's sinking
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me
Oh
I ain't begging or losing my head
I sure do want you to know that
you wear it well
There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my
Remember them basement
parties, your brother's karate
The all day rock and roll
shows
Them homesick blues and radical views
Haven't left a mark
on you, you wear it well
A little out of time but I don't mind
But I ain't forgetting
that you were once mine
But I blew it without even tryin'
Now
I'm eatin' my heart out
Tryin' to get a letter through
Since you've been gone
it's hard to carry on
I'm gonna write about the birthday gown that
I bought in town
When you sat down and cried on the stairs
You
knew it did not cost the earth, but for what it's worth
You made
me feel a millionaire and you wear it well
Madame Onassis got
nothing on you, no no
Anyway, my coffee's
cold and I'm getting told
That I gotta get back to work
So when
the sun goes low and you're home all alone
Think of me and try not
to laugh and I wear it well
I don't object if you call collect
'Cause I ain't
forgetting that you were once mine
But I blew it without even
tryin'
Now I'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to get back to you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I Love you...
Oh yeah
After all the years I
hope it's the same address
Since you've been gone it's hard to
carry on
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