Jesse, come home, there's a hole in the bed
Where we slept, now it's growing cold
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 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 step, and I remember too
All the pictures are shaded and fading in gray
And I still set a place at the table at noon
And I'm leaving the 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 kept 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

 

 

Oh Mama say a prayer for me
Jesse's back in town, it won't be easy
Don't let him near me, don't let him touch me
Don't let him seize me
Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you
No Jesse, and I won't make the wine cold for you
No Jesse, I won't change the sheets for you
I won't put on cologne, I won't sit by the phone for you
Annie, keep reminding me that he cut out my heart
Like a paper doll
Sally, tell me once again how he set me up
Just to see me fall
Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you
No Jesse, I won't make the wine cold for you
No Jesse, I won't change the sheets for you
I won't put on cologne, I won't sit by the phone for you
No, no, no
Jesse, quick come here, I won't tell a soul
(Not even myself)
Jesse, that you've come back to me, my friends will all say
(She's gone again)
How can anyone know what you are to me
That I'm in heaven again
Because you've come back to me
Ooooh, Jesse
Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you
And Jesse, I'll always make the wine cold for you
Oh Jesse, I can easily change my mind about you
And put on cologne and sit by the phone for you
Oh yeah
Jesse, lets open the wine
And drink to the heart
Which has a will of it's own
My friends (My friends)
It's tough for them
They're feeling bad
They think I've sunk so low
Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you
And Jesse, I will make the wine cold for you
Oh Jesse, I will change the sheets for you
And put on cologne and I will wait by the phone for you
Oh, Jesse
(La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la)
Oh Jesse
(La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la)
Jesse, I will cut fresh flowers for you
And Jesse, yeah, make the wine cold for you
Oh Jesse, and I will change the sheets for you