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Dear Janie,

from Hum by Alison Lewis

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"Crazy Janie" really lived... in a town in Oregon close to where I lived for a while. Some of this story is based on fact, but most of it is fiction. I had heard of her, and her sudden passing, and that night I wrote this song in her honor.
It is true that I never met her, but I have been singing her song now for almost 10 years.
Thank you Janie.

Love,

Alison

lyrics

Dear Janie,
you died suddenly
they all said you were crazy
that's how your legend goes you see
I thought you were brilliant
i thought you were lovely
although I never knew you
and you never knew me

One day you're gonna walk
gonna walk right through me
one day you're gonna talk
gonna talk right to me
One day you'r gonna walk
gonna walk right through me
One day you're gonna talk
gonna talk right to me
you are a shadow
you are a ghost
you'll live forever up on Canary Road
I will miss you the most...

Dear Janie,
heard you had two babies
everyone in this town
says they're perfect little ladies
One is called Vivian
called the other one "Birdy"
they're your spittin' images
so tall and so pretty
Oh, and Janie,
I thought I saw you driving
I guess you would have been flying
on your Triumph made of gold
just like that painting
I'd been waiting
and I've been savin' up
till I heard that it was sold
It sold for $350
that's a little out of my league
but if i didn't know better
i would have thought you painted it for me

One day you're gonna walk...

Dear Janie,
you died suddenly
they all said you were crazy
that's how your legend goes you see
I thought you were brilliant
i thought you were lovely
although i never knew you
and you never knew me...



One day you're gonna walk
gonna walk right through me
one day you're gonna talk
gonna talk right to me
One day you'r gonna walk
gonna walk right through me
One day you're gonna talk
gonna talk right to me
you are a shadow
you are a ghost
you'll live forever up on Canary Road
I will miss you the most...

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from Hum, released October 1, 2006

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Alison Lewis has been rocking Detroit, the USA, Europe, a Jam Cruise, stereos, jukeboxes and headsets for over a decade. String of Ponies is the talisman.

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