Chris Orbach: Songs

Jane

(Chris Orbach)

Jane

She can’t be sure he really loves her
It’s enough to make her lose her mind
Everybody in this world wants the same damn thing
Just not at the same time

He headed out to work before her
Left a smiley-face on a box of tea
She turns on the news, lets out a laugh
Once again, Earl, it’s just you and me

Then Jane walks the promenade
Counts up all the things she’s got
Looking over what’s left of the sky
And on the train she thinks some more
Of all that she’s believed before
And wonders if it’s worth another try
But Brooklyn’s got her heart and God knows why

Now she’s feeling homicidal
A good excuse to kill the day
Watching the salt trucks pass, too bad it’s not July
She’d drag her nephew out to Shea
The pull of the multiplex proves way too strong
She chooses number five and takes a chance
The guy takes off his glasses, the girl pulls back her hair
Just your run-of-the-mill romance

But Jane leaves the movie show
In the February snow
Holding back a tear for the way things are
Walks until the wind dies down
Stops and swears she hears a sound
And a smile hits her face like a falling star
It’s Brooklyn serenading from afar

She can’t be sure she really loves him
It’s enough to make her lose her mind
Everybody in this world wants the same damn thing
Just not at the same time