Lyrics

WILLA JANE

V1
Early morning in the city
See the trains come and the buses run
And a hundred thousand people
Hit the mad streets with their pounding feet
In the crowd there's a woman walking
Young and small and plain
And her name is Willa Jane

V2
I see her riding the elevator
And she's so shy, hardly meets my eye
On the job she's staying so busy
Lives on french fries, doesn't socialize
Just a single farmer's daughter
Who took her first ride on a plane
She's so familiar Willa Jane

C
Willa Jane
I guess my thoughts are better left unheard
So I'll wish you all the best without a word
And say my sweetest prayer for you
Willa Jane

B
Every evening Willa steps out
Pulls her sweater tight around her
And walks away, another day's come to an end
She left the windmills and the wheat fields
Seeking fortune in the city
I know so well this life is hell without a friend

V3
Six O' Clock, all the workers are talking
Making plans for going out the door
And I turn and say to the new girl
Lift up your face, I know a place
Where I go every Friday evening
It helps to keep me sane
Won't you come along Willa Jane

C
Willa Jane
I guess my thoughts are better left unheard
So I'll wish you all the best without a word
And say my sweetest prayer for you
Willa Jane

©2011 Pat Bryant, Magicchord Music BMI