When the weather was hot, i thought it was nice
When it was cold i thought that it was good for the ice
When the sun was up, it was always shining
On cloudy days i saw silver lining
My father told me "i love you Stanley
Are you gonna be a doctor like me?"
But i traveled around, i slept on the train
And on my mind was a girl called Jane
I went to Prague in a fall, one time
Just to see what was up with Tsimmerman
I thought i was a bohemian already
And had nothing to learn from anybody
But hanging about with Tsimmerman in Prague
I lost my temperance and my bag
I started to stumble, it started to rain
And i started to think of Jane again
She's a treat, she's a sugar cane
She will take away your pain
When i see her again
I 'll be happy just to say hi, Jane
I had idols at the time, it may sound funny to you
But i wanted to be like Bono from U2
There was also another singer i admired
I think he's still alive, but i know he retired
He spent years writing sitting on his bed
A book like no one has ever read
His family says he's gone insane
The book is dedicated to a girl called Jane
I got to know Jane, and she got to know me
She licked my spoon and i stirred her tea
We were getting along, we Laughed a lot
She found me funny when i thought i was not
You wern't exactly seeing each other
We were more like sister and brother
But i started to like just saying her name
It's so hard to stay friends with that girl called Jane
There's a lot to learn in a mere lifetime
There's more to crave than to fear, i find
You wake up different one fine day
And all your past seems so far away
Time is on your side, time is your friend
There is really nothing to lose in the end
Shyness is lame and shyness is vane
So go and talk to a girl called Jane