Jesse, come home,
There's a hole in the bed,
Where we slept.
Now it's growing cold.
Hey, Jesse, your face,
And the place where we lay,
By the hearth, all apart.
It hangs on my heart.

And I'm leaving the light on the stair.
No, I'm not scared, I'm waiting for you.
Hey, Jesse, I'm lonely, come home.

Jesse, the floors and the boards,
are recalling your step,
And I remember, too.
All the pictures are shaded,
And faded to gray.
But I still set a place,
At the table for two.

And I'm leaving the light on the stair,
No, I'm not scared, I'm waiting for you.
Hey, Jesse, I'm lonely, come home.

Instrumental break with vocal stylings featuring Janis on the guitar.

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/7NFJesse, the spread on the bed
Is like when you left.
I've kept it up for you,
All the blues and the greens,
Have been recently cleaned.
And they're seemingly new.
Hey, Jess, me and you..../

We'll swaddle the light on the stair.
I'll fix up my hair.
We'll sleep unaware.
Hey, Jesse, it's lonely, come home.

JESSE
Written by: Janis Ian
Performed by: Janis Ian1
Appears on: Stars-1974 & 2004, The Best of Janis Ian-1980 & 2002, Up 'Till
Now-1992, The Bottom Line Encore Collection-19992, Live: Working Without
a Net-2003, Souveniers: Best of Janis Ian (1972-1981)-2004 & 2006, et al.

1Covered by: Joan Baez-1975, Roberta Flack-1975, Karrin Allyson-1992, Shirley
Bassey-1997, London Starlight Orchestra-1998, Nelda Alvarez-2000, et al.

2Transcribed from the track on this album.

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