Oh Jackie

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jackie remembers
goin back now fifty years
still the lines and scars
haven’t dried one single tear

she moved here in 80
to find a new life
after raising four kids
dropping out as a wife

Tonight the moon is hiding
behind a silver cloud
and the wind is kicking up
Along with Jackie’s doubts

Oh Jackie found out today
just how much you can’t own
when you’ve drifted half a lifetime
and the tide won’t wash you home

She used to be a contender
She used to be so young
But now she cry’s “Oh dear Lord God
look at what I have become.”

back in her day
She could launch a thousand smiles
with the wave of her hand
She could drive this poor boy wild

the moon is hiding out
behind a silver cloud
and the wind is kicking up
Along with Jackie’s doubts

Oh Jackie found out today
just how much you can’t own
when you’ve drifted half a lifetime
and the tide won’t wash you home

The wake rips down the seawall
And the moon’s reflection floats
As Jackie dreams of all the years
She spent rocking the boat

Tonight she’s headed skyward
right into the stars
and this old muddy city
won’t see Jackie any more

the moon is hiding out
behind a silver cloud
and the wind is kicking up
Along with Jackie’s doubts

Oh Jackie found out today
just how much you can’t own
when you’ve drifted half a lifetime
and the tide won’t wash you home