Jesse

Jesse, come home

There's a hole in the bed

Where we slept

Now it's growing cold

Jesse, your face

In the place where we lay

By the hearth, all apart

It hangs on my heart

And I'm leaving the light on the stairs

No, I'm not scared—I wait for you

Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home

Jesse, the stairs and the halls

Recalling your step

And I remember, too

All the pictures are shaded

And fading in grey

And I still set a place

At the table at noon

And I'm leaving the light on the stairs

No, I'm not scared—I wait for you

Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home

Jesse, the spread on the bed

Is like when you left

I kept it for you

All the blues and the greens

Have been recently cleaned

And are seemingly new

Hey Jess, me and you

We'll swallow the light on the stairs

I'll fix up my hair—we'll sleep unaware

Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home