Jesse

Jesse

Words and music by Janis Ian

Performed by:

Lynn Dicksion, vocal and guitar – Martin D-28

Monty Dicksion, guitar – Yamaha FG-75

Home audio recording made early 1980’s

Lyrics:

Jesse, come home there’s a hole in the bed where we slept,

Now it’s growing cold.

Jesse, your face in the place where we lay by the hearth all apart,

It hangs on my heart.

And I’m leaving a light on the stairs.  No, I’m not scared.  I wait for you.

Hey Jesse, it’s lonely, come home.

Jesse, the stairs and the halls, recalling your steps,

And I remember too.

All the pictures are faded and shaded in gray, and I still set a place

at the table at noon.

And I’m leaving a light on the stairs.  No, I’m not scared.  I wait for you.

Hey Jesse, it’s lonely, come home.

Jesse, the spread on the bed, it’s like when you left.

I saved it for you.

All the blues and the greens have been recently cleaned and are seemingly new,

Hey Jess, me and you

Will swallow the light on the stairs.  I’ll fix up my hair.  We’ll sleep unaware.

Hey Jesse, it’s lonely, come home.