Jacqueline, I Love You So

Unpublished

My family came across from Wales.
Fleeing from a life in jail.
Radical blood runs through my veins.
Hold on tight to the human chain.

Jackie don’t leave.
Jackie don’t go.
Jacqueline, I love you so.

My great-grandmother buried five men.
When each one died, she married again.
She blew through life like the wind.
That blows with hope when the candle dims.

Jackie don’t leave.
Jackie don’t go.
Jacqueline, I love you so.

Shudders of silk run up your leg.
I’m too proud to plead or beg.
Here I am on my knees.
Please say that you want me.

Jackie don’t leave.
Jackie don’t go.
Jacqueline, I love you so.

Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2025 | BMI

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