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The Penguin Discography: Sometimes It Be That Way




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Sometimes It Be That Way
    Authors »
Jewel (Kilcher)

    Year Written »
1992

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Date Performance 2001-00-00
Running Time 3:40
Performers Jewel (Kilcher) (Vocals)
Comments(Live) Listed as a "Bonus track".
Appears On
This Way (2001)
Jewel (Kilcher)

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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

Chorus:
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
Said "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
Said "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 never served you Camomile 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 it was my swerve that tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

I said "Oh well, I got nothing left to sell
'Cause This love was a bell that rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out that you didn't care
Said "Oh well, sometimes it be that way"
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

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(C) 2001 WB Music Corp./Wiggly Tooth Music, ASCAP All rights reserved. Lyrics reprinted by permission. Jewel says about the song: "This is also a pretty old song. I used to sing it way back when I was in my van still (which was around 1992), singing at the now-fabled InnerChange Cafe. I dedicate this song to the lady who owned and ran that cafe, Nancy Porter. This was also recorded live." She changed the lyrics of the song in the live version.

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    Last Modified »
2009-06-23

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Lyrics contributed by maria.