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Quiet Desperation

from Faces by Jane Fallon

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Joni was the prettiest girl in Cavanaugh County.
Johnny was the only boy she ever knew.
Folks all around said that they'd be married some day,
and that's what they did the summer that high school was through.
Johnny got a car and a job and they were so happy,
for quite awhile things went along just fine.
But they were only living in a minefield, oh yeah, it was just a matter of time.
Deep in his soul there lurked the inclination,
it was dark and ugly and crying out in pain.
Deep in her heart she felt the sad sensation: quiet desperation.
She could tell by the look in his eyes that she was in trouble.
She knew she should run but had no place to go.
So she just stood there and took it, oh yeah,
then covered the bruises with make-up so no one would know.
One day he slapped her hard and said she'd been unfaithful.
Joni protested and said that it just wasn't so.
But he cried if I can't have you nobody else will,
oh yeah, and this time when he grabbed her, he didn't let go.
Deep in his soul . . .
Everyone came to the funeral said it was lovely and bitterly wept over Joni's motherless child.|
Johnny threw himself on the coffin and begged her forgiveness one last time.
Said was only the drink that made him go wild.
Johnny got five years and was out on probation,
from what I hear today he's totally free and sometimes I wonder
if anyone remembers at all that Joni was the prettiest girl in Cavanaugh county.
Deep in his soul . . .

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from Faces, released January 1, 1999

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Jane Fallon Dunedin, Florida

Award winning songwriter whose literate lyrics are set to melodies in genres that include blues, country, western, fok and pop. Her voice has been called “smooth and mesmerizing” and Indie Music Magazine called her “powerful, inspirational, uplifting, delightful, and impressive . . . one of the good artists in a sea of soulless clutter.” ... more

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