Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell
Joan Baez
According to the liner notes of Diamonds & Rust, the record label executives at A&M didn’t want Baez to record “Jesse” “since there are already two such strong versions–Janis Ian’s and Roberta Flack’s.”
[Verse 1]
Jesse, come home
There's a hole in the bed
Where we slept
Now it's growing cold
Jesse, your face
In the place where we lay
By the hearth, all apart
It hangs on my heart
[Chorus]
And I'm leaving the light on the stairs
No, I'm not scared—I wait for you
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home
[Verse 2]
Jesse, the stairs and the halls
Recalling your step
And I remember, too
All the pictures are shaded
And fading in grey
And I still set a place
At the table at noon
[Chorus]
And I'm leaving the light on the stairs
No, I'm not scared—I wait for you
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home
[Verse 3]
Jesse, the spread on the bed
Is like when you left
I kept it for you
All the blues and the greens
Have been recently cleaned
And are seemingly new
Hey Jess, me and you
[Chorus]
We'll swallow the light on the stairs
I'll fix up my hair—we'll sleep unaware
Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home
Jesse was written by Janis Ian.
Jesse was produced by David Kershenbaum & Joan Baez.