Jewel

Released: June 8, 2010

Songwriter: Jewel Dave Berg

Producer: Nathan Chapman

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
I'm driving around town
Kinda bored with the windows rolled down
See a girl on the bus stop bench
Dressed to draw attention
Hopin' everyone will stare
If she don't stand out, she thinks she'll disappear
Wish I could hold her, tell her, show her
What she wants is already there

[Chorus]
A star is a star
It doesn't have to try to shine
Water will fall
A bird just knows how to fly
You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom
Or light how to fill up a room
You already are what you are
And what you are is beautiful

[Verse 2]
Heard a story the other day
Took place at the local VA
A father talking to his dying son
This was his conversation
"It's not supposed to be like this
You can't go first, I can't handle it"
The boy said, "Dad, now don't you cry
Remember when I was a child, what you used to tell me when I'd ask why?"

[Chorus 2]
(You'd say) Gravity is gravity
It doesn't try to pull you down
Stone is stone
It can't help, but hold its ground
The wind just blows, though you can't see
It's everywhere like I'll always be
You already are what you are
And what you are is strong enough

[Bridge]
Look in the mirror
Now that's another story to tell
I give love to others
But I give myself hell
I'd have to tell myself
"In every seed, there's a perfect plant"
Everything I hoped to be
I already am

[Pre-Chorus]
A flower is a flower
It doesn't have to try to bloom
And light is light
Just knows how to fill a room

[Chorus 3]
And dark is dark
So the stars have a place to shine
The tide goes out
So it can come back another time
Goodbye makes hello so sweet
And love is love, so it can teach us
We already are what we are
And what we are is beautiful

[Outro]
And strong enough
And good enough
And bright enough

Jewel Kilcher was born May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah and raised in Homer, Alaska by her parents, Atz and Lenedra Carroll Kilcher. She is divorced from husband Ty Murray, with whom they share a son, Kase Townes Murray, who was born on July 11, 2011. Jewel is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress and author/poet. She is known for yodeling during her concerts. She has appeared on 7th Heaven and Crime Scene Investigation, among others. She played the lead of June Carter Cash in Ring of Fire, a Lifetime original movie. Besides vocals, instruments that Jewel plays are the guitar and autoharp. Songs that Jewel is noted for include “Foolish Games” and “You Were Meant For Me”.

As of 2010, Jewel has sold 15.2 million albums in her career, according to SoundScan.

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