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Jeane Lyrics — Billy Bragg | Dork

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Billy Bragg
Jeane Lyrics

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Jeane

From The Peel Sessions Album1991

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Jeane

Jeane The lowlife has lost its appeal And I'm tired of walking these streets To a room with its cupboards bare Jeane I'm not sure what happiness is But I look in your eyes And I know that it isn't there We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried Oh, Jeane There's ice on the sink where we bathe So how can you call this a home When you know it's a grave But you still hope for greedy grace As you tidy the place But it will never be clean, Jeane No heavenly choirs Not for me and not for you 'Cause I think you know I really think you know I think you know the truth, Jeane We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried Cash on the nail It's just a fairy tale And I don't believe in magic anymore, Jeane 'Cause I think you know I really think you know Oh, you know the truth, Jeane We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried and we failed We tried Oh, Jeane

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"Jeane" is a song by Billy Bragg from the album The Peel Sessions Album, released in 1991.

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