It's Not Like Him Lyrics - Carly Simon

(Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman) 

When Tom came home his hair was combed 

He bought snakeskin boots in Rome 

That's not like him 

His socks are clean, his shirt is pressed 

It isn't just the way he's dressed 

He smiles out of context and acts so polite 

He's staying at his cousin's overnight 

The protein shakes, that's not like him 

The carrot cakes, that's not like him 

The oatbran flakes, that's not like him 

And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night 

Oh, that's not like him 

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He whispers on the telephone 

He goes out smelling of cologne 

That's not like him 

It's just a superficial thing 

But he's misplaced his wedding ring 

He's become quite a connoisseur of wine 

He's quoting Yeats and Gertrude Stein 

The Soho pub, that's not like him 

The racquet club, that's not like him 

Those books on love, that's not like him 

And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night 

Oh, that's not like him 

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I caught a glimpse of Tom today 

At a checkout counter, about to pay 

He had a girl on his arm 

I'm glad he's helping out the poor 

It's not like the Tom I knew before 

Something so touching it made me cry 

But my heart was racing, I don't know why 

Those new blue suede shoes, that's not like him 

The Ray Ban shades, that's not like him 

Those downtown ways, that's not like him 

And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night 

Oh, that's not like him 

The red suspenders, that's not like him 

The berries in the blender, that's not like him 

Those twelve step groups, that's not like him 

And Guadeloupe, that's not like him 

Those books on Zen, that's not like him 

The Karate classes, that's not like him 

The fishing gear, that's not like him 

Not like him, That's not like him