Sweet Jane


Standin' on a corner,
Suitcase in my hand.
Jack's in his car, says to Jane, who's in her vest,
Me, babe, I'm in a rock n' roll band.
Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim,
Those were different times.
And the poets studied rows of verse,
And all the ladies rolled their eyes

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Now, Jack, he is a banker,
And Jane, she is a clerk.
And the both of them are saving up their money...
Then they come home from work.
Sittin' by the fire...
Radio just played a little classical music for you kids,
The march of the wooden soldiers
And you can hear Jack say

Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Some people like to go out dancing
And other people, (like us) they gotta work
And there's always some evil mothers
They'll tell you life is full of dirt.
And the women never really faint,
And the villans always blink their eyes.
And the children are the only ones who blush.
'Cause life is just to die.
But, anyone who has a heart
Wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played the part
He wouldn't want to turn around and fake it

Sweet Jane


Writer/s: Lou Reed

Sweet Jane de Mott The Hoople

This song appears in 13 albums


The Essential Mott the Hoople
2013

The Essential
2013

Mott the Hoople - Live (Expanded Deluxe Edition)
2011

The Collection - The Best of Mott the Hoople
2010

Mott the Hoople: Live (30th Anniversary Edition)
2010

Philadelphia (Live)
2010

Original Album Classics: Mott the Hoople
2009

Collections
2005

Mott the Hoople Greatest Hits
2003

Mott the Hoople: Super Hits
1997

The Ballad of Mott: A Retrospective
1996

The Ballad of Mott: A Retrospective
1993

All the Young Dudes (Expanded Edition)
1972
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