Fancy Waistcoat
by Niamh Parsons and the Loose Connections (Dee Moore)
from Loosen Up


Preying eyes that follow me about the room
Catching up with me when I least expect it
I'll pretend I'm not the person that they're looking for
I'll draw out my piece of land
With my imaginary pen
And I'll find a cardboard box and make it my home

To be truthful I don't want to sit beside
Your complex views of life's imperfections
I'll pretend I'm not the person you think I am
And I'll sketch a perfect friend
To hang upon my wall
And I can change the way it looks to suit how I feel

And how you paint a pretty picture
You're the only one that ever did
I don't mind if you don't match my fancy waistcoat

In this imaginary world and my imaginary friend
And this imaginary person is looking more and more like you

And how you paint a pretty picture
You're the only one that ever did
I don't mind if you don't match my fancy waistcoat

And still you are my work of art
Even though your colours begin to fade
I don't mind if you don't match my fancy waistcoat
I don't mind, I don't mind
I don't mind if you don't match my fancy waistcoat
I don't mind if you don't match my fancy waistcoat