Overcoats Lyrics - John Hiatt

Well I wandered in 

To the house of mirrors 

With a camera and an old shotgun 

I was taking some pictures 

Of me and my fears 

And exploding them one by one 

When all of a sudden 

Much to my surprise 

A lady with a fine tooth comb 

Struck a match up to my face 

And said, "Get out of this place 

You better leave the ugly truth alone" 

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CHORUS: 

Overcoats 

Overcoats 

I ain't never heard you sing 

Overcoats 

Overcoats 

Take off that silly thing 

Well, I looked her in the eye 

With a slave-like stare 

And said, "I'm here to talk about the rent" 

Well, she did a double flip 

Then she buttoned up her lip 

Went and hid in the oxygen tent 

Well the image shriveled up 

And the air got thin 

As she smiled from behind her mask 

She said, "You can stay here all night 

But it's gonna cost you your life 

If I was you, I would be leaving fast." 

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CHORUS 

I didn't come for information 

No I've read the daily news 

It's carved on everybody's face 

But I'm without illumination 

Yes, I think we blew a fuse 

And I'd be much obliged 

If you could help me locate the place 

Well at this, she seemed quite baffled 

And like a little girl 

She took off her wedding gown 

Then she stood before the mirror 

And it all came clear 

She was married to the lost and found 

So I left her there sleeping 

In her honeymoon 

And I made it through the antidote 

Well the procedure is brief 

If you wanna see what's underneath 

You gotta take off that overcoat 

Overcoats 

Overcoats 

I ain't never heard you sing