Jane

Verse 1 I saw her by the corner where the old road bends, Didn’t know her story, didn’t know her friends. She wore a coat the color of a tired song, Like it had been waiting there all along. Verse 2 Her dress moved softly when she turned around, Like it was listening more than making sound. Buttons like questions I didn’t ask, Threads holding secrets in their fragile clasp. Verse 3 I called her Jane, though she never replied, Could’ve been Mary or the other side. Names fall easy, they fade just the same, It’s the way she stood that I had to name. Chorus Once you see her, you don’t see her twice, She stays in the room like a half-told advice. You meet her once, then she’s never gone, She walks in your sleep, she hums in your song. Verse 4 Her shoes were worn like they knew the way, Past every promise I didn’t say. A ribbon loose in her untied hair, Like she didn’t plan on staying there. Verse 5 I watched her leave through a closing door, I knew I wouldn’t catch her anymore. Some people pass like a changing light, Some stay with you every night. Chorus Once you see her, you don’t see her twice, She stays in the room like a half-told advice. You meet her once, then she’s never gone, She walks in your sleep, she hums in your song. Verse 6 Now every dress I see on the street Feels like it’s trying to remember her feet. Every coat’s got something to say, But none of them say it the same way. Verse 7 I still call her Jane when the evening’s slow, But she could be any name I know. Names are just shadows the mind tries to claim, She was the moment, not the name. Final Chorus Once you see her, you don’t see her twice, She’s the echo of a moment you didn’t think twice. Seen for a second, dreamed all your life, Like a quiet truth you never get right. Outro So if you see her in a dress passing by, Don’t ask her name, don’t ask her why. Some things are meant to stay the same: A face in a crowd, A dream… A Jane in every name.