Jet Maid
Look at the lady waiting for a plane
She lay across the chairs a little makeup ran down
She was a little older
Her hair was all perfectly done
What could make her fly away from her town
Lady would you tell me if your going to live
Did a poison spider crawl inside your hair
She said if you knew my lover you wouldn’t be making fun
The man was a liar and a beautiful one.
As we were talking I came to watch her lips
And I fell inside her friendly qualities and wit
Late in the evening light
And dream of staying in her hands at night
And the men who know her if my guess is true
Want to stand beside her as I already do
When she came aboard she sat next to me
She made a fuss about if this was an open chair
She said the man was a liar but a graceful and dutiful one
Then she closed her mouth until the liquor came
They made a blinding vow when they were very young
But it was all one-sided she was like a slave
She said she was meant to keep him
But she ceased to be his only love
Meant to keep him until the children all moved and went away
And as we were talking
I came to watch her lips
And I fell inside her friendly qualities and wit
Late, in the evening light
And dream of staying in her hands at night
And the men who know her if my guess is true
Want to stand beside her as I already do
Look at the lady waiting for a plane
Look at the lady waiting for a plane
She was meant to keep him though she ceased to be his only love
