Janice At The Hotel Bar

She believes in face cream at the Walgreens And ruby red lips She'd take a vodka over dessert Sugar goes straight to your hips She don't smoke cigarettes 'cause it ain't lady-like She'll cuss like a sailor She ain't afraid to fight She mows her own lawn And talks on her landline She's got a granddaughter, still single Can't say she's surprised Eats sardines by the can And berries from a vine Be careful with the truth, girl But don't you ever lie And stay off the pills But get on the pill if you ain't ready to start a family And pay all your bills But give some away All that money won't make you happy Make good love, good company Drink good wine, make good coffee Keep your chin up, but every once in awhile Have a good cry Go on and make a good livin' girl, don't forget To make a good life She says all men are babies and that's just how they roll They'll drive you crazy like a run in your hose One day you might want one Make sure he's your best friend 'Cause if he can make you laugh You might just make it 'til the end Stay off the pills But get on the pill if you ain't ready to start a family And pay all your bills But give some away All that money won't make you happy Make good love, good company Drink good wine, raise good babies Keep your chin up Ain't nothin' wrong with makin' a good wife Go on and make a good livin' girl, don't forget To make a good life And we were talkin' like old friends Down at that hotel bar She said a glass of red every day Is damn good for the heart She said I'm not trying to preach But it's just my own two cents That the prize is looking back And knowing it was all time well-spent Paris in the spring, in 1973 She said if there is a Heaven Well that's right where I'll be We said our goodbyes She gave me a wink and grabbed her coat to leave I won't ever forget everything Janice said to me Make good love, good company Drink good wine, make good coffee Make a life so good that you ain't gotta live it twice Go on and make a good livin' girl, don't forget To make a good life Go on and make a good life