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original version of this recording appeared on 1997 album Recital

lyrics

i want to know
i need to hear
what made you stay
and not disappear
it could have been so simple
to take up that forget-me-not
to move down to the city
to never have another thought
of janesville

i left so soon
i left so quietly
that i was sure
no one noticed me
how could i have missed you
watching me so very near?
if i had only known it then
i might have finished out the year
in janesville

the open fields
the powerlines
the frozen roads
the lighted signs
it could've been so simple
to put all this out of my mind
i never thought i'd see the day
everything i need i find
in janesville

credits

from 20 Songs From The 20th Century, released February 20, 2007
Jonathan Rundman: vocals, acoustic guitar
Lowell Michelson: drums
David Casimir: bass
Gina Gerardi: violin
Matt Patrick: electric guitar

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Jonathan Rundman Minneapolis, Minnesota

"bright, catchy indie pop" NEW YORK TIMES
“clever, intelligent songwriting” PASTE MAGAZINE
“clever phrasing and fresh rhymes" PERFORMING SONGWRITER
“literate…excellent…a record for anyone who hasn't given up on the idea that good songs, electric/acoustic guitars, and a great drummer are the key to all sorts of epiphanies” CITY PAGES
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