I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

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“I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” is a psychedelic and melodic track about a man employed as a landscaper insistent in his content with his current position in life… Read More

Feb. 19741 viewer59.6K views

I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) Lyrics

[Intro]
It's one o'clock and time for lunch
Bum-de-dum, de-dum
When the sun beats down, and I lie on the bench
I can always hear them talk

[Verse 1]
There's always been Ethel
"Jacob, wake up, you've got to tidy your room now!"
And then Mister Lewis
"Isn't it time that he was out on his own?"
Over the garden wall, two little lovebirds, cuckoo to you
Keep them mowing blades sharp

[Chorus]
I know what I like
And I like what I know
Getting better in your wardrobe
Stepping one beyond your show, your show

[Post-Chorus]
Da-da, da-da-da
Da-da, da-da-da
Na-na, na-na-na
Na-na, na-na-na

[Verse 2]
Sunday night, Mr. Farmer called
Said, "Listen, son, you're wasting time
There's a future for you in the fire escape trade
Come up to town"
But I remembered the voice from the past
"Gambling only pays when you're winning!"
I had to thank old Miss Mort for schooling a failure
Keep them mowing blades sharp

[Chorus]
I know what I like
And I like what I know
Getting better in your wardrobe
Stepping one beyond your show, yeah
I know what I like
And I like what I know
Getting better in your wardrobe
Stepping one beyond your show

[Outro]
When the sun beats down, and I lie on the bench
I can always hear them talk
Me? I'm just a lawnmower
You can tell me by the way I walk

About

“I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” is a psychedelic and melodic track about a man employed as a landscaper insistent in his content with his current position in life, not wanting to pursue anything further.

The track was originally released with Selling England by the Pound and later re-released as a single. The track is largely considered Genesis' breakthrough track, charting #21 on the UK Top 40 in the charting week of June 4, 1974, despite the band’s refusal to appear on television for promotion.

The track maintains a Beatles-inspired psychedelic rock sound, using hand percussion rhythms and a riff from Steve Hackett that originated from a jam between Hackett and Phil Collins. After being chosen for the album cover, Betty Swanwick’s The Dream received the addition of a red lawnmower in allusion with the track.