Songtext My winter coat The Roches

My winter coat

The fit is generous and loose
The coat is filled with down of goose

Should I feel guilty about that?
I wouldnt wear the fur of a cat

The coat is black so in new york city
It doesnt look dirty it stays pretty

The cuffs are purple which perfectly suits
A pair I already had of boots

Cant 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 th collar mustnt 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 hearts designing

Its nylon so your skirts dont wind
Up in a bunch around you 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
Im here to proclaim this coat is enough

The length of the coat is below the knees
So in the cold your legs dont freeze

Im nuts about another one of its charms
Theres plenty of room underneath the arms

The coats not bulky it weighs about an ounce
And its practically void of any frivolous flounce

I will admit it has shoulder pads
All things considered its not so bad

It looks all right even from the side
I guess because the bottom isnt overly wide

Okay so you say youd 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 cinderellas slipper

It runs from the gullet to just south of the crotch
And workin its a task you can hardly botch

Its made of a material that will not rust
It wont get stuck you dont get fussed

It undoes easily in the usual way
But you can also pull it up if youd like to, lets say

Theres snaps as well which I dont 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 Im totally smitten
Ample space for to emerge a thick mitten

If you wanna be warm it wins far and away
Its like walkin around in your bed all day

I know youre not supposed to be so fond of a thing
But today this is my heartfelt inspiration to sing

I hope you dont think Im merely trying to be clever
I wish this coat would last forever