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Average Jane

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Perhaps there's one better, perhaps
Perhaps there's one worse, all right
 
But like the Jane¹ I've got
There's none like her in this whole wide world
Average Jane, it's Jane and she's Jane my darling
 
If I'm not John "of Nothing"²
Jane of mine is Average Jane
 
Average Jane is Jane like all the others too
But she's still better than many Janes out there
Janes so cold with strange habits
Janes so empty to bear that name
 
Average Jane is a gift for very few men
Given the amount of Janes there is and no Jane to them
 
Average Jane, it's Jane and she's Jane my darling
If I'm not John "of Nothing"
Jane of mine is Average Jane
Jane of mine is Average Jane
 
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Maria ninguém

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GabriHylianGabriHylian
   Sa, 23/10/2021 - 23:11

Thank you very much! (6 years to thank you - well they say it's better late than never.. hehe)

tbgoretbgore    So, 24/05/2020 - 11:47

Gabriel, I'm not good at getting the meaning.
Is he saying that there are many people out there with a name, different people to whom some like better, some like less, but that this "no-name" or common name is very special to him, his love for her makes her special. And he is also a "nobody" implying that he hopes he is as special to her as she is to him ? Would that be a good summary ?

GabriHylianGabriHylian
   Sa, 23/10/2021 - 23:12

It's been a while, I update the lyrics just a little bit (dear - darling | "Nothing" as a surname).
Yes! Many women named Maria/Jane. No, not quite a "no-name", but a specific Maria/Jane that he loves very much. Yes, he hopes he's as special to her just like you said :)

GabriHylianGabriHylian
   So, 16/04/2023 - 01:47

Hey man, I just updated the lyrics. I reckon Average Jane clears up what you asked – it's not about the ordinary name (so common in Brazil it usually has to be followed by a second/middle name) but about ordinary, simple women. And I think he only considers himself to be special when realizing he has such a woman in his life. That sums it up and I actually think I've finally understood the damn song, lol!

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