mama always told her jenny girl   one day it'll be right   there's a man around the corner   just waiting to hold you tight   so she went to the local mixer   she asked a boy to dance   he turned around took a look her way   and shook his head not a chance      jenny bought a book of stamps   and she wrote a dozen letters   she mailed them out   to her best friends brothers   hopin that she might feel better   she waited patiently   for the postman to come by   but the same thing always happened   her mailbox was always dry      it ain't worth all the time that passes by   it ain't worth all the tears   that she's been made to cry   it ain't worth all the emptiness inside   what's it all worth anyway      jenny drove a pickup truck   to the public high school every morning   and all cheerleaders laughed at her   when they saw her clothes were torn   the senior prom came and went   jenny and johnny walker spent a quiet   night at home with the silent phone      CHORUS      it makes you wonder when comes the   stolen night with all the words you long   to hear   underneath a starry sky   he whispers softly in your ear   you're the only one   who makes this all seem clear   jenny never saw the day   what's it all worth anyway      CHORUS