Jerry Douglas - The Suit lyrics

It was one of those occasions Where you had to wear a suit So his wife drove down to a thrift store Found him a beaut You'd have thought he was a governor Or a man of noble birth You'd have never guessed his profession Was scratching the earth And then all his family got into their cars And followed as he led them down the road toward Lincoln Even though nobody said a single word Everyone was thinking to themselves how fine he looked Wearing that suit It was such a perfect service A gentle rain was falling down And it did not disturb his deep slumber When the vets fired three rounds Now he wears that suit forever He truly is a man of note For he wears the State of Nebraska As his overcoat And they left him resting out there with his folks And came away from Lincoln with a revelation That this rough and humble tiller of the soil Would rise out of the fertile ground and meet his maker Wearing that suit It was one of those occasions Where you need to wear a suit 'Cause it was one of those occasions It was one of those occasions