Jackie Skates
Jackie skates across the freeway
like a suicide in steel
Scatters ashes of her memory
to the wind behind the wheel
It's the road that makes the rhythm
It's the chalk marks on her soul
It's the task that he's been given
To keep her memory whole
She was younger than forever
She was older than goodbye
and she never saw the trucker
as he wove across the line
Just another L.A. drifter
with the freeway in her blood
And she never knew what hit her
when she ran right out of luck
It was Jackie called the parents
It was Jackie won the prize
It was Jackie fed the silence
When they could not meet his eyes
It was Jackie took the body
It was Jackie packed her stuff
and he never really loved her,
though he liked her well enough
Sometimes at night he sees her
from the corner of his eye
And he's just about to tell her
that he has no alibi
It's fate that makes the moment
That's what he wants to cry
But the words he needs are frozen
He can't even say goodbye
Jackie skates across the freeway
Like a suicide in steel
Scatters ashes of her memory
to the wind behind the wheel
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All tour dates updated on May 11, 2012
Saturday, July 28th
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert, Private, NY
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert
Private, NY
Please do not send queries about attending; this show is private. Thanks.
Sunday, September 9th
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert, Private, MD
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert
Private, MD
Please do not send queries about attending; this show is private. Thanks.
Saturday, October 6th
The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN, USA
The Bluebird Cafe
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 615-383-1461
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Finally, another Bluebird date! Join Janis with friends Tony Arata, Craig Carrothers, and Gretchen Peters for a wonderful evening of songs and comraderie.
Tuesday, October 9th
Martin Hall Auditorium, Pulaski, TN
Wednesday, October 10th
Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA
Thursday, October 11th
Red Clay Theatre, Duluth, GA
Saturday, October 13th
The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
Tuesday, October 16th
McGlohon Theater At Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC
McGlohon Theater At Spirit Square
Charlotte, NC
Phone: 704-372-1000
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With Tom Paxton!
Thursday, October 18th
Brunswick Community College, Supply, NC
Brunswick Community College
Supply, NC
Phone: 910-755-7416
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In the Odell Williamson Auditorium. With Tom Paxton!
Friday, October 19th
High Point Theatre, High Point, NC
