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