Shoppin' for Clothes

I was shopping for a suit the other day
And walked into the department store
Stepped on the elevator and told the girl
"Dry goods floor"
When I got off a salesman come up to me
He said "Now what can I do for you?"
I said "Well go in there and show me all them sport clothes
Like you supposed to"
He said "Well sure, come on in buddy
And dig these fabrics we got laid out on the shelf"
He said "Pick yourself out one, try it on
Stand in the mirror and dig yourself"

That suit's pure herringbone
Yeah, that's a suit I'd like to own
Buddy, that suit is you
Yeah, I believe it too

"I see for the business man
You feature the natural shoulder
That retail, wholesale is a deal
It's got the custom cuffs and the walking shorts"
He said "And I'm gonna let you have it as steel
And for the playboy you have the latest in tweed
With the cutaway flap over twice
It's a box-back two-button western model"
He said "Now ain't that nice?"

Them buttons are solid gold
You made a deal, sold
That collar's pure camel hair
Well you can just set that right down on that chair

"Now you go back there and you get that paper
And let me sign on the dotted line
And I'll make sure I get all my payments in right on time"
"Now wait a minute, brother
Let me go back here and do a little checking on you"
Then the man he come back, he said "I'm sorry, my man
But your, uh, your credit didn't go through"
"Why, what you mean?"

Ain't this a shame
My heart's in pain
Pure, pure herringbone
But that's a suit that you will never own
Lord have mercy
I got a good job sweeping up every day