church clothes

a pressed shirt

you tuck it in

you tie your tie

and tie it again

i put a little curl in my hair

pink on my cheeks barely there

a proper skirt

hits at the knee

a good sweater in winter green

you shake the keys

downstairs

i hit the lights not a minute to spare

slipped a five in the bible for the offering plate

what a beautiful picture we both made

you drive

i look out the window

it's not right but nobody said so

we walk in and head to the same pew

and hold hands

just like we're supposed to

but last night you slept on the sofa

and these days i don't even know ya

we fight like hell but nobody knows

when we're wearing our church clothes

we stand up we sing a hymn

we say a prayer for other friends

we're turning to the book of john

i'm thinking how i can't go on

but we smile and we give it our sunday best

if we're lost couldn't tell by the way we dressed

you drive

i look out the window

it's not right but nobody said so

we walk in

i head to the bedroom

but you don't

you do what you want to

like last week when you packed a suitcase

and came close to getting your own place

oh that's the stuff that nobody knows

when we're wearing our church clothes

oh we don't speak

don't touch as if nobody's watching us

lord knows we've got it down

what would they say if we gave up

you drive

i look out the window

it's not right but nobody said so

we walk in like we've never been so close

miles apart but careful that it don't show

when we're wearing our church clothes