Daisy Jane
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©1975
Found on Hearts, History, America Live, America's Gold, America In Concert (85), The Very Best Of America, America In Concert (95), You Can Do Magic, Premium Gold Collection, Centenary Collection, Live, Highway, Hits You Remember Live, The Definitive America, The Complete Greatest Hits, The Grand Cayman Concert, and Here & Now.

Flyin' me back to Memphis
Gotta find my Daisy Jane
Well, the summer's gone
And I hope she's feelin' the same

Well, I left her just to roam the city
Thinkin' it would ease the pain
I'm a crazy man
And I'm playin' my crazy game, game

Does she really love me
I think she does
Like the stars above me
I know because
When the sky is bright
Everything's all right

Flyin' me back to Memphis
Honey, keep the oven warm
All the clouds are clearin'
And I think we're over the storm

Well, I've been pickin' it up around me
Daisy, I think I'm sane
And I'm awful glad
And I guess you're really to blame, blame

Do you really love me
I hope you do
Like the stars above me
How I love you
When it's cold at night
Everything's all right

Does she really love me
I think she does
Like the stars above me
I know because
When the sky is bright
Everything's all right

Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet) "Sister Golden Hair" was followed up by another Beckley tune from Hearts, the bittersweet ballad "Daisy Jane." Says Gerry: "I wrote that in my cottage in England. I was a big fan of Nick Drake, and on one of his albums there's a song called 'Hazy Jane [II].' I just kind of copped that and came up with the name 'Daisy Jane,' sort of like 'daisy chain.' There's not a thing about my song that's like Nick's song, but that's where these bits come from. If you listen to 'Daisy Jane,' it's basically one song played twice--there's the song, there's a little viola break, and there's the song again with a slight lyric change. I blocked out the eight-bar break for George to put something in, and he wrote a nice little piece in there." Unfortunately, "Daisy Jane" stalled at #20 on the Pop chart.