Where Did I Leave My Sweater
Lost Sweater Chronicles: A Musical Odyssey in Search of Style
Lyrics
Where did I leave my sweater? where did I leave my sweater? where awww…
Expressing confusion and concern about the whereabouts of the speaker's sweater.
I think I must have left it in Santa Cruz
Specifying that the sweater might have been left in Santa Cruz.
at that show I played at the University college ten dining commons multi-purpose room
Recalling a performance at a university college and the circumstances of leaving the sweater.
yes I remember it all quite clearly now I was packing up my things
Reflecting on the moment of leaving the sweater while packing up after the performance.
when a young female student said I sounded exactly like Jason Mraz
Describing an encounter with a student who compared the speaker's sound to Jason Mraz.
and it was then that I set down my sweater so as to appear natural and unoffended
Explaining the reason for setting down the sweater during the conversation to appear natural.
as our conversation shifted to autographs and was then abruptly ended
Detailing the shift of conversation to autographs, which ended abruptly.
when I signed her new CD “-Jason Mraz”
Narrating the act of signing the CD as "Jason Mraz."
so tomorrow I’ll go to Mervyns tomorrow I’ll go to Mervyns tomorrow I’ll wake up early
Expressing the intention to go to Mervyns the next day and wake up early.
I hope my sweater’s still on sale
Expressing hope that the sweater will still be on sale at Mervyns.
I can see them all like vultures at the Cherokee Brand clearance rack and by the time I get through
Imagining a scene of people eagerly searching for discounted items at a clearance rack.
all they’ll have left is XXXL
Anticipating that only XXXL sizes will be left by the time the speaker reaches the clearance rack.
and if my sweater’s not on sale I will wait there until it is and I will shiver while I wait because it’s cold
Describing the determination to wait for the sweater to go on sale despite the cold.
and while I’m shivering while I’m waiting for my sweater to go on sale
Continuing the description of waiting for the sweater and the discomfort of shivering.
I’ll imagine that girl from Santa Cruz being swallowed by a whale and blaming her new life in a whales belly on Jason Mraz
Creating a humorous and imaginative scenario involving a girl from Santa Cruz being swallowed by a whale.
so I was standing in line at Mervyns and the guy in front of me was obviously wearing a toupee
Observing a person wearing a toupee in line at Mervyns.
and I started thinking to myself what if all of our lives are just really long one-act plays
Philosophizing about life as a series of one-act plays where individuals play roles to be someone else.
in which we actors try desperately to be somebody else like…
Providing an example of acting and pretending to be someone with material success.
hey, look at me I’ve got a fancy house somebody killed a cow and made my couch
Continuing the portrayal of a fabricated identity, including a fancy house and a cow-made couch.
I’ve got synthetic hair it’s Velcro’d to my head
Adding more details about the synthetic hair attached to the head.
and if that’s the case then I’m concerned that I’m too young to know the truth
Expressing concern about being too young to understand life's truths.
and I’ll have to spend the next 65 years trying to recapture my youth
Reflecting on the potential need to spend many years trying to recapture youth.
you know, there aren’t very many words that rhyme with Mraz
Humorously noting the challenge of finding rhyming words for "Mraz."
so when I go bald I’m shaving it off when I go bald I’m shaving it off when I go bald I’ll never ever wear a rug
Deciding to embrace baldness and not wear a wig when it happens.
I’ll let the neighbor kids draw dragonflies and beautiful Bengal tigers on my head when I go bald enough
Describing a playful response to going bald, allowing neighborhood kids to draw on the speaker's head.
and if my wife’s embarrassed by my tigers and she won’t be seen in public with me then I’ll divorce her
Contemplating the potential embarrassment of the speaker's wife and the consequence of divorce.
and the divorce will be quick and painless as far as divorces go
Anticipating a quick and painless divorce, with the speaker willing to leave possessions behind.
because she can keep the house she can keep the couch and whatever I left behind it
Detailing what the wife can keep after the divorce, including the house, couch, and any belongings left behind.
she can even have my sweater if she ever happens to find it
Humorously suggesting that the wife can even keep the lost sweater if she happens to find it.
I’m moving out to the woods where I belong
Concluding with the decision to move to the woods, indicating a desire for a simpler and natural life.
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