Norah Jones

Released: January 30, 2007

Songwriter: Norah Jones Lee Alexander

Producer: Lee Alexander

You've got a famous last name
But you're not to blame
Baby, I see you for who you are
A one-time apple queen
And a one-time tramp
And an old-time movie star

You're a shell picker
Of the pickiest kind
But you always find the ones to keep
And in or out of bed
You keep your head wide open
'Cause you don't only dream when you're asleep

Like a child, you remember
But I forget all my dreams

I used to think
That someday I'd relax a little
And be more like you
Then I realized
How silly that thought was
I needed to stand in my own shoes

And from over here
I can see you cry
Don't even try to pretend
'Cause he's hurt you
So many times
Baby, don't go back again

Like a child, you forget
But I remember everything and every sting

And through all the games
We'll both stay the same
As we've always been
Through the fat and the thin
Until the end
Until the end

The daughter of Beatles collaborator Ravi Shankar (her estranged father whom she had little contact with until her adult years), Norah Jones came into her own after studying at Dallas Booker T. Washington School of the Arts. She later spent two years at the University of North Texas' lauded music program in Denton, Texas – alma mater of such diverse music greats as rocker Don Henley and stalwarts Roy Orbison and Pat Boone.

Jones' goal was always to get to New York City, and she succeeded there after years of tough starter music gigs and the almost-cliched waitress jobs. Her debut album Come Away With Me won 5 Grammy Awards for Jones herself, including “Album of the Year”, and “Record of the Year.” Additionally, it won 3 Grammy awards for “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical,” “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical,” and “Song of the Year,” for collaborators on the album. It has been Certified 10x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, having sold 10 million albums.

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