Cover art for Jeane by The Smiths
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Jeane Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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 means
But I look in your eyes
And I know that it isn't there


[Chorus 1]
We tried, we failed
We tried and we failed
We tried and we failed
We tried and we failed
We tried

[Verse 2]
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 hold the greedy grace
As you tidy the place
But it will never be clean, Jeane

[Chorus]
We tried, we failed
We tried and we failed
We tried and we failed, we tried and we failed
We tried

[Verse 3]
Cash on the nail (Ah-ha!)
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
I think you know the truth, Jeane


[Verse 4]
(No-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
No heavenly choir
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


[Chorus]
That we tried and we failed
That we tried and we failed
We tried and we failed
We tried and we failed
Oh Jeane

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Executive Producer
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Phonographic Copyright ℗
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Recorded At
Strawberry Studios, Stockport
Release Date
October 31, 1983
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