Jane by the Long Faces

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Jane by the long faces At the corner store Brown paper bag in her hand Like she’s done this before She looks right through the glass At the cracked-up sign Half a smile, half a scar And the whole world’s mine [Pre-Chorus] She says, “Don’t wait up” Like she means goodbye But her eyes say “stay” And I don’t know why [Chorus] Jane by the long faces Jane, stay a while Jane by the long faces Break me with that smile ( Jane by the long faces ) ( Jane by the long faces ) [Verse 2] Last bus hissed and rolled Down the wet black block You laughed at your own joke Then you checked your watch There’s a bruise on your wrist From a chain-link gate You never say what hurts But I hear it late [Pre-Chorus] If you’re headed out Then take me too I can hold your name Like a flame for you [Chorus] Jane by the long faces Jane, stay a while Jane by the long faces Break me with that smile ( Jane by the long faces ) ( Jane by the long faces ) [Bridge] And the room went thin Like a sheet pulled tight You said “I’m not hard to find” Then you vanished from the night I kept your kind of silence In my coat all year Now every empty doorway Sounds like you were near [Final Chorus] Jane by the long faces Jane, stay a while Jane by the long faces Break me with that smile Jane by the long faces Jane, make it right ( Jane by the long faces ) ( Jane by the long faces )