Joanne

We were just healing, trying to find the light

In rehabs across the street, fighting the night

Then out of the shadows, your compassionate face

Brought me a sudden and beautiful grace

We’d sit in the dark at the cinema screen

Just two hopeful hearts and the magic between

Oh, Joanne, I miss you more than you’ll ever know

You’re the brightest spirit wherever I go

Intelligent, loving, a soul so deep

You’re the only sanctuary I want to keep

I’m lifting my voice, I’m making my plea

Please, Joanne, come back to me

I still feel your fingers just cutting my hair

Styling it perfectly, standing right there

And the deep, sensual love that we made

Was a beautiful haven where all my fears fade

Then we’d put on that African accent to play

Laughing together and saying, "You are gay"

Finding our joy when the journey was hard

Now I'm just standing here, missing my heart

Oh, Joanne, I miss you more than you’ll ever know

You’re the brightest spirit wherever I go

Intelligent, loving, a soul so deep

You’re the only sanctuary I want to keep

I’m lifting my voice, I’m making my plea

Please, Joanne, come back to me

My world is too quiet without your sharp mind

The rarest of lovers, so beautifully kind

From the steps of recovery to all that we built

I’m pouring my soul out, all of it spilled

I'm praying to heaven for one second chance

To hold you again in this intimate dance

Oh, Joanne, I miss you more than you’ll ever know

You’re the brightest spirit wherever I go

Intelligent, loving, a soul so deep

You’re the only sanctuary I want to keep

I’m lifting my voice, I’m making my plea

Please, Joanne, come back to me

I miss you, Joanne, come back to me