My Winter Coat Lyrics - The Roches

The fit is generous and loose 

The coat is filled with down of goose 

Should I feel guilty about that? 

I wouldn't wear the fur of a cat 

The coat is black so in New York City 

It doesn't look dirty it stays pretty 

The cuffs are purple which perfectly suits 

A pair I already had of boots 

Can't help sharing on a personal note 

A secret I have concerning the coat 

One of the reasons that it got my vote 

Is the way it lies open around the throat 

For me the collar mustn't come too high 

Because well all right my skin is dry 

So each morning I rub my face with oil 

And the fabric you see the grease could soil 

Can we speak a moment about the lining? 

After my own heart's designing 

It's nylon so your skirts don't wind 

Up in a bunch around your behind 

When the time comes for the coat to clean 

You throw this thing in the washing machine 

Drying you doubt but the filling does fluff 

I'm here to proclaim this coat is enough 

The length of the coat is below the knees 

So in the cold your legs don't freeze 

I'm nuts about another one of its charms 

There's plenty of room underneath the arms 

The coat's not bulky it weighs about an ounce 

And it's practically void of any frivolous flounce 

I will admit it has shoulder pads 

All things considered it's not so bad 

It looks all right even from the side 

I guess because the bottom isn't overly wide 

Okay so you say you'd prefer something hipper 

But can I just tell you about the zipper 

I searched for it for many years 

Last one I had I tore up in tears 

It turned me into Jack the Ripper 

But now I stepped in Cinderella's slipper 

It runs from the gullet to just south of the crotch 

And workin' it's a task you can hardly botch 

It's made of a material that will not rust 

It won't get stuck you don't get fussed 

It undoes easily in the usual way 

But you can also pull it up if you'd like to, let's say 

Sit down on the train or climb some stairs 

Your desire to bend this coat about shares 

There's snaps as well which I don't even use 

But they beat out buttons if I had to choose 

I remember the night I went to the store 

Fighting my way across the cloak-stuffed floor 

Suffocating I was it seemed 

When from a rack this last hope beamed 

Of all my requirements I pursued the trail 

To find furthermore the damn thing was on sale 

It had a small chain at the back of the neck 

So you could hang it on a hook but it broke what the heck 

With the end of each sleeve I'm totally smitten 

Ample space for to emerge a thick mitten 

If you wanna be warm it wins far and away 

It's like walkin' around in your bed all day 

I know you're not supposed to be so fond of a thing 

But today this is my heartfelt inspiration to sing 

I hope you don't think I'm merely trying to be clever 

I wish this coat would last forever