Jewel

Released: October 19, 1999

Songwriter: Jewel

[Verse 1]
Sun sets 'cross the ocean
I'm a thousand miles from anywhere
My pocketbook and my heart both just got stolen
And that sun act like she don't even care
Wind blows cold when you reach the top
It feels like someone's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe
I got a plastic Jesus and a cordless telephone for every corner of my room
Got everybody but you telling me what to do

[Chorus]
But I been down so long
Oh, it can't be longer still
I been down so long
That the end must be drawin' near

[Verse 2]
Look to everybody but me to answer my prayers
'Til I saw an angel in a bathroom
Who said she saw no one worth saving anywhere
Blind man on the corner said it's simple
Like flipping a coin
Don't matter what side it lands on
If it's someone else's dime

[Chorus]
But I been down so long
Oh, it can't be longer still
I been down so long
That the end must be drawin' near

[Bridge]
I take a trip, I catch a train, I catch a plane
I got a ticket in my hand
And then a fat man takes my money
And like cattle we all stand

[Chorus]
But we been down so long
Oh, it can't be longer still
We been down so long
The end must be...
Oh, I know the end must be...
Oh, I know the end must be drawin' near

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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