Philip Morrison Singing his Original "Off The Rack" a Capella

"Off the Rack" - Music and Lyrics by Philip Morrison - Copyright 2005

Lyric

Verse 1:

I'm living with a girl who looks at her man
Only seeing what a prince he could be
It's not enough for me to be what I am
I must be the perfect dream she conceives
When I fail to live up to her vision of the perfect male
She plies her needle steadily, tries to change me detail by detail
Well (Chorus 1)

Chorus 1:

I don't wanna be no patch work man
I don't need a tailor
I'm strictly off the rack
Try me on for size
If I feel alright
Please don't customize
But leave me as I am
No alterations necessary

Verse 2

Try thinking to myself
Good thoughts are attached
When she sends me her helpful, little hints
She doesn't understand
Her hints are hi-jacked
In their place another message is sent
She won't love me for me
I'm a shadow of her prince so fine
With drastic alterations
I'd resemble her figment of mind.
Well (Chorus 2)

Chorus 2

I don't wanna be no patch work man
I don't need a tailor
I'm strictly off the rack
Try me on for size
If I feel alright
Please don't customize
But leave me as I am
No alterations necessary

Bridge

When we go to see her friends
Pinpricks become intense

Your shirt is not tucked in
Man, you're out of shape
Those pants will make people stare
Purple is your color if you are a grape
D'ya win that tie at the fair
When talking to my friends
Would you please be smart
Be a listener for awhile
And, Honey, have some fun
It's no funeral march
They'd like you more if you smiled

She'd be more the be-all/end-all
If she brought her Barbie's Ken doll

Verse 3

I'm packing up to leave
Had more than enough
Should have left her countless mind-games ago
Just so, I have some doubts
"Am I being rough on the girl who in this world I love most
When I've hoped for someone wholly grounded in reality
Am I just as guilty of indulging in crazed fantasy
Well (Chorus 3)

Chorus 3

Gotta leave the girl for one cold fact
I can't stand a tailor
I'm strictly off the rack
Try me on for size
If I don't feel right
You can't customize
So leave me as I am
No alterations are allowed here.