jeane

Singer: billy bragg

jeane

the low-life has lost its appeal

and i'm tired of walking these streets

to a room with its cupboard 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 ridding grace

as you tidy the place

but it will never be clean

jeane

no heavenly choirs

not for me and not for you

because i think that 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

but 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