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Sweet JaneMott The Hoople

Released: January 19, 1973

Songwriter: Lou Reed

Producer: David Bowie

[Verse 1]
Standing on the corner
Suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset and Jane is in her vest
And me, I'm in a rock and roll band

[Verse 2]
Riding in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim
Those were different times
And the poets studied rules of verse
And all the ladies rolled their eyes

[Chorus]
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane

[Verse 3]
Now Jack he is a banker
And Jane she is a clerk
And they're both saving up all their money
And when they come home from work

[Verse 4]
Sitting by the fire
Radios a-play a little classical music for you kids
To The March of the Wooden Soldiers
And you can hear Jack say

[Chorus]
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane

[Verse 5]
Some people like to go out dancing
Other people, they got to work
And there's always some evil mothers
I tell you life is just full of dirt

[Verse 6]
And the women never really faint
And the villains always blink their eyes
And children are the only ones who blush
And that life is just to die

[Verse 7]
But anyone who had a heart
He wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played a part
He wouldn't want to turn around and hate it

[Outro]
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane (Sweet Jane)
Sweet Jane (Sweet Jane)
Sweet Jane (Sweet Jane)
Sweet Jane (Sweet Jane)
Sweet Jane (Sweet Jane)
Sweet Jane
Oh my Sweet Jane

Mott The Hoople

Mott the Hoople were a British band, most popular during the glam-rock era of the 1970s.

They are perhaps most famous for their song “All the Young Dudes”, which was written for them by David Bowie, a fan of the band.

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