LEE ALLISON REWORKS ‘THE LONGEST TIME’

Sometimes, all it takes to inspire guys to dress up again is the right song. Here: one we think will do the trick, with additional insider lyrics by neckwear designer Lee Allison.

“The Longest Time”
*Lyrics significantly modified by Lee Allison.”

OH, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
OH, oh, oh,
For the longest

If you said my business would die
I’d have punched you right there in your eye
I can’t believe you knew
Just like the Spanish Flu
This hasn’t happened for the longest time

We then knew our innocence was gone
Our landlords wanted rents to still live on
Thank God for PPP
(I hope they go for three)
We hadn’t felt this for the longest time

OH, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
OH, oh, oh,
For the longest

My inventory was so darn wrong
But the vaccines then come along
Oh how we needed you
To make them buy anew
That hasn’t happened for the longest time

Maybe this wouldn’t last very long
We really hoped it so
But we were so damn wrong
Now we’re seeing business come on back
We can’t afford any slack
But it’s more than we hoped for

Who knows how much clothing we’ll now sell
We really need to break this goddamn spell
I’ll do it or die
I swear I’ll sell a tie
We haven’t been here for the longest time

We have to figure out what to carry now
We’ve said to ourselves
Get dress-up back, but how?
Everyone seems to want a bargain
But I need to protect my margin
Is this all we can hope for?

We don’t care what consequence it brings
We’ll keep trying to sell the nicer things
We want it so bad
We want you all to know
We’ll try to sell up for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time…