Published lyrics
I got to know the man a little bit, by and by
I've never seen so much innocence and cynicism walk side by side.
I never guessed a man whose magazine once changed my life
Would one day want to have a threesome with my wife.
Champagne, pot cookies, and a Percocet
Keep him humming like a Sabre jet
Champagne, pot cookies, and a Percoset
Keep him rolling stoned…
I've been on the cover quite a few times, mon frère
But these days I'm going to need tits, a bikini, and a belly wax to get me there
The last time I figured was the very last, I supposed
But now I'm up here kissing ass, so who knows?
I told him I never did any drugs one night
He said, "Son, it's not too late to throw away your life."
Champagne, pot cookies, and a Percoset
And you'll be playing that guitar mellow
I called him a few days after the election was done
And all he said was, "Fuck, there goes our ride on Air Force One."
I'd like to say happy birthday old man, and thanks for the good years
And for the message you sent back in the day that said, "You ain't alone out there."
So if this song tonight don't have my debt covered
I know just what I am gonna send one old crazy motherfucker.
Champagne, pot cookies, and a Percoset.
A lot of years gone, a lot better coming yet.
JANN'S SONG is an unreleased song written by Bruce Springsteen. He performed it live once in 2006. The above lyrics are taken from Jann Wenner's 2022 book Like A Rolling Stone: A Memoir.
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa attended Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner's the 60th birthday party at Le Bernardin restaurant on West 51st Street in New York City, NY. In lieu of a toast, Springsteen performed a song, JANN'S SONG, which he wrote for the occasion. The song remained unknown to the public until September 2022 when Wenner published it in his memoir.
JANN'S SONG was performed off-tour on 07 Jan 2006 at Le Bernardin in New York City, NY, during the 60th birthday party of Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake). Some of the above information is taken from Brucebase.
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