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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roberta Flack
Vocals
Ron Carter
Bass
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
Eric Gale
Electric Guitar
Deodato
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Janis Ian
Songwriter
Roberta Flack
Arranger
Deodato
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jack Shaw
Associate Producer
Barry Diament
Mastering Engineer
Joel Dorn
Producer
Bob Liftin
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Jesse, come home there's a hole
In the bed where we slept
Now it's growing cold
Hey Jesse, your face in the place
Where we lay by the hearth
All apart it hangs on my heart
And I'm keeping the light on the stairs
No I'm not scared
I wait for you
Hey Jesse, it's lonely
Come home
Jesse, the floors and the boards
Recalling your steps
And I remember too
All the pictures are fading
They're shaded in gray
But I still set a place on the table at noon
And I'm leaving the light on the stairs
And I'm not scared
I wait for you
Hey Jesse, I'm lonely
Come home
Jesse the spread on the bed
It's like when you left
I kept it for you
All the blues and the greens
Have been recently cleaned
And I seemingly knew
Hey Jess, me and you
Will swallow the light on the stair
I'll fix up my hair
We'll sleep unaware
Hey Jesse, it's lonely
Come home
Writer(s): Janis Ian
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