There's a lovely slow song by Janis Ian called 'Jesse' which I always took to mean as Jesse had died and she was waiting in vain for him/her to come back home but.. it could mean Jesse's just away on a long trip or seperated from her by a long distance, right. It's got a nice melody. ROberta Flack did a nice cover of it. it's on one of her Greatest Hits CDs.


Jesse                                                                                 
Janis Ian

Jesse come home
there's a hole in the bed
where we slept
now it's growing cold
hey Jesse, your face
in the place where we lay
by the hearth, all apart
it hangs on my heart

and I'm leaving the light on the stairs
no I'm not scared - I wait for you
hey Jesse, I'm lonely, come home

Jesse, the floors and the boards
recalling your step
and I remember, too
all the pictures are fading
and shaded in grey
but I still set a place
on the table at noon

and I'm leaving a light on the stairs
no I'm not scared - I wait for you
hey Jesse, I'm lonely, come home

Jesse, the spread on the bed
is like when you left
I've kept it all for you
and all the blues and the greens
have been recently cleaned
and they're seemingly new
hey jes, me and you

we'll swallow the light on the stairs
we'll do up my hair
we'll sleep unaware
hey Jesse, I'm lonely, come home