Jack Candy
Lost Love and Dark Secrets: The Ballad of Jack Candy
Lyrics
Jack Candy was as old as my father
The narrator developed a fondness for Jack Candy.
But still I took a likin' to him
Jack Candy believes the narrator has potential but is not yet recognized by others.
He said: "You will be somebody's treasure,
Jack Candy encourages the narrator, foreseeing a future where they are valued.
But no one has discovered you yet."
Reiteration of Jack Candy's encouragement and the narrator's undiscovered status.
Jack Candy lived on Sky Valley Road
Jack Candy resides on Sky Valley Road and conducts mysterious business.
And that's where he did business I guess
Speculation about Jack Candy's involvement in the drug trade, but no confirmation.
Some say he sold a suitcase of cocaine
Unverified claims about Jack Candy selling cocaine, with the narrator having no evidence.
But he never showed me any of that
The narrator has not personally witnessed Jack Candy's alleged drug dealings.
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2
Repetition of a story the narrator wishes to share about Jack Candy.
About the day they drove him from this town
Expressing the narrator's emotional response to Jack Candy's expulsion from the town.
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
The narrator reflects on losing Jack Candy.
I was walkin' up to Jack Candy's trailer
The narrator approaches Jack Candy's trailer.
When he shouted that I('d) better head home
Jack Candy instructs the narrator to go home.
The curtains closed as he went back inside
The curtains close, suggesting secrecy as Jack Candy goes inside.
And I trembled 'cause he wasn't alone
The narrator senses something unsettling, realizing Jack Candy is not alone.
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2
Repetition of the narrator's desire to share the story of Jack Candy's expulsion.
About the day they drove him from this town
Reflecting on the day Jack Candy was driven out of town.
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
The narrator laments the loss of Jack Candy.
Some say they took him out to a clearin'
Rumors circulate about Jack Candy being taken to a clearing for a confession.
And made him crawl until he confessed
Speculation about the harsh treatment Jack Candy may have faced.
Some say they hung him up by his bootstraps
Alternative rumors about Jack Candy being hung up by his bootstraps.
Some say they let him swing in the wind
Another perspective suggesting Jack Candy was left to swing in the wind.
I walked along (the) Sky Valley Road
The narrator walks along Sky Valley Road.
And out onto the great northern bridge
The narrator proceeds to the great northern bridge.
And for hours I stared into the cold
For hours, the narrator contemplates, likely in a state of emotional distress.
Sick and tired of denying I loved him
The narrator admits to suppressing feelings of love for Jack Candy.
This is a story that I've prayed to tell X2
Repetition of the narrator's desire to share the story and emotional turmoil.
About the day they drove him from this town X2
Reflecting on the day Jack Candy was expelled from the town.
I've lived a lie and I have lived it well
The narrator acknowledges living a falsehood skillfully.
This is the story that I've prayed to tell
Reiteration of the narrator's desire to share the story.
About a love and how I let him down
Expressing regret about failing in a love relationship with Jack Candy.
About the day I lost: Jack Candy
Reflecting on the day the narrator lost Jack Candy.
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