Janey's Blues - Janis Ian

Janey’s down, can’t get off the ground

Too low to fall, she can’t come up at all

Hey, Janey’s just an accident

Fatal mistake on the day after Lent

And her parents always say

«We don’t need you today

«And we expect just the same»

She’s got a blues-y feeling in her eye

And it’s making her sigh

Cry… cry for Janey

Well, her mother plays on the golf course every day

And her daddy, he sits at home and plays with the maid

They’ve found the perfect alibi

Stay together for the sake of the child

You know, divorce don’t fit

And they’re too young to split

Think they’re martyrs, but they’re killing the kid

She’s got a blues-y feeling in her eye

And it’s making her sigh

Cry… cry for Janey

Now they put her down

And they knock it if she hits the ground

Next moment, grab a purse

And take her out on the town

It’s either a hit or a miss in the fight

A slap by day, and a kiss at night

You know, their hating sets them free

Loving only wants to see Janey taking sides

She’s got a blues-y feeling in her eye

And it’s making her sigh

Cry… cry for Janey

Cry for Janey

Cry for Janey