This is my FAVORITE Spoon song. I love the riff to this song. I think it's mainly about nostalgia (a common theme in Spoon's lyrics). The singer is nostalgic about the old days and memories of his father. He is also searching for something he can't find (Been looking so long now/And no one's seen and no one's heard) and his dad's fitted shirt is the only thing that brings him memory of what he used to love. Anyway, there's a few mistakes in the lyrics:
When I was still growing up
And Dad'd head off to work
He'd put coat and tie on
Over a fitted shirt
Nothing else would fit right
Or seem (sounds like "all seams" too) so directly applied
The fitted shirt hung on me
The fitted shirt alright
I long for the days
They used to say
Ma'am and yes sir
For now I'm going to find
Buttons for my
Dad's old used shirt
Fitted shirt
Fitted shirt
Been looking so long now
And no one's seen and no one's heard
But when I go out tonight
I'm gonna put on a fitted shirt
One day it'll take
And they'll start to make
Shirts that fit right
Til then I suppose
I still got Dad's clothes
And that's alright
This is my FAVORITE Spoon song. I love the riff to this song. I think it's mainly about nostalgia (a common theme in Spoon's lyrics). The singer is nostalgic about the old days and memories of his father. He is also searching for something he can't find (Been looking so long now/And no one's seen and no one's heard) and his dad's fitted shirt is the only thing that brings him memory of what he used to love. Anyway, there's a few mistakes in the lyrics:
When I was still growing up And Dad'd head off to work He'd put coat and tie on Over a fitted shirt
Nothing else would fit right Or seem (sounds like "all seams" too) so directly applied The fitted shirt hung on me The fitted shirt alright
I long for the days They used to say Ma'am and yes sir For now I'm going to find Buttons for my Dad's old used shirt
Fitted shirt Fitted shirt
Been looking so long now And no one's seen and no one's heard But when I go out tonight I'm gonna put on a fitted shirt
One day it'll take And they'll start to make Shirts that fit right Til then I suppose I still got Dad's clothes And that's alright
Fitted Shirt Fitted Shirt