standin on a corner suitcase in my hand jack s in his car says to jane who s in her vest me honey i m in a rock n roll band ridin in a stutz bearcat jim those were different times they studied rows of verse and all the ladies rolled their eyes sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane jack he is a banker jane she is a clerk and the both of them are saving up their money then they come home from worka sittin by the fire radio just played a little classical music for you kids the march of the wooden soldiers and you can hear jack say sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane some people like to go out dancing and other people they gotta work and there s always some evil mothers they ll tell you that life is just made out of dirt and the women never really faint oh the villains always blink their eyes and the children are the only ones who blush and life is just to die but anyone who has a heart wouldn t want to turn around and break it and anyone who ever played the part he wouldn t want to turn around and fake it sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane aw now that s sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane sweet jane