Filed under: Hear, Life or Something Like It | Tags: Bob Dylan, dating & relationships, Jewel, lyrics, Macy's Fireworks Spectacular, singer-songwriter, Stuck On
Maybe it’s a song that came up on shuffle in iTunes, something from a movie or a tune your co-worker was whistling around the office. Or maybe it popped into your head for no reason at all. But now you find that song stuck in your head and stuck on repeat. Today I’m stuck on:
“Sometimes It Be That Way” by Jewel
Though I was obsessed with her in the 90s, I haven’t listened to Jewel in quite a while. However, I’ve always been a sucker for female singer-songwriters. Knowing this, George invited me to her pre-filmed performance for the Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular tonight. I thought I’d do bit of listening and catching up on her music to put me in the mood. As soon as I heard this song from her This Way album, I was transported back to my post-Chris-breakup phase and how I felt then. Songs are the world’s greatest time machines, aren’t they?
According to some video on YouTube I watched, she wrote it when on tour with Bob Dylan. You can definitely spot the influence.
Night with its shattered teeth
Attempts to speak
My pen is present but
Courage left via the sink
And I’m sorry
I snuck up on you
From behind
I’m sorry not all
My love letters did rhyme
And I’m sorry that
Jesus died for my sins
And I swear to God
It won’t happen again
And I’m sorry
If it was my swerve that
Tempted you to sway
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
And Romeo was
A very nice man
He said:
‘Jewel, I don’t think
You quite understand’
And I’m sorry if you had
To explain it like this
I’m sorry I was a point
You were destined to miss
And I’m sorry
I spoke to you irreverently
Down in the hollow
By the old olive tree
And I’m sorry
If my heart breaking
Ruined your day
Oh well,
Sometimes It be that way
I said:
‘Oh well, I got nothing
Left to sell
This love was a bell that
Rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out
That you didn’t care’
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
And Aphrodite with
Her neon lamp
Kissed Neptune
They put her face
On a stamp
And I’m sorry
I used it to mail
A letter to you
I’m sorry I’m glue and
The rest bounces off of you
And I’m sorry not even
This jet’s metal wings
Could get across
These simple things
And I’m sorry
If I ever sang
Your name in vain
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
I said:
‘Oh well, I got nothing
Left to sell
This love was a bell that
Rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out
That you didn’t care’
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
Now flame licks the air
With its silver tongue
Night has many hands
But I have just one
And I’m sorry
I walked in on you
Unexpectedly
I’m sorry
I didn’t serve you both
Chamomile tea
And I’m sorry
I didn’t always have a match
That could start
A fire big enough
For your heart to catch
And I’m sorry
If my swerve
Tempted you to sway
Oh well
Sometimes it be that way
I said:
‘Oh well, I got nothing
Left to sell
‘Cuz this love was a bell that
Rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out
That you didn’t care’
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
Oh well,
Sometimes it be that way
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“Sometimes It Be That Way (Live)” – Jewel
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