The Famous Jane

(album: Arc Angels - 1992)

Nobody knows where she came from
She was everybody's lover and everybody's former friend
With all of the known variations
Her story gets told again and again

She was probably born in Hollywood in the era of the King
She hitchhiked Highway 61 and got elected Queen
She ended up on Bleeker Street down in the underground
And then somebody there called her sweet, and the story got around

The fame famous Jane
The fame famous Jane
Fame famous Jane
They've forgotten all the details
But they'll still remember her name

We met for the first time in fiction
We saw Jane run, so run Jane, run
Jane has become an addiction
You see, Jane has gotten serious and she carries a gun

They talk about her purity and they talk about her grace
They talk about standing on the corner with an electric violin case
Suddenly she disappeared, but she'll be back again
With a brand new face and circumstance and a whole new batch of friends
But meanwhile the rumors circulate, but the story never ends

Fame famous Jane
Fame famous Jane
Fame the famous Jane
When they've forgotten all details
They'll still remember her name

The fame famous Jane
The fame the famous Jane
The fame famous Jane
When they've forgotten all details
They'll still remember the name

When they've forgotten all details
They'll still remember the name
Of sweet Jane
Queen Jane
Approximately
My sweet baby Jane