Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Alanis Morissette Leslie Howe Serge Côté

Producer: Leslie Howe

[Verse 1]
I know there's a reason
You're forcing a smile
You hide what you're feeling
And you have for a while
I can tell that you're falling
And you feel that you can't go on
But a new day is calling
And you'll see that the feeling is gone

[Pre-Chorus]
You know you're not the only one
Who has a lot to overcome
And when the time has come then you move on

[Chorus]
Because you've been crying for too long
Sometimes life is so unkind
But change is never a waste of time

[Verse 2]
I know how you're feeling
I've been there before
The hurting is something
Much to strong to ignore
Don't be waiting for someone
Who can take all your fear away
When there's no one to listen
That is when you should not be afraid

[Pre-Chorus]
You know you're not the only one
Who has a lot to overcome
And when the time has come then you move on

[Chorus]
Because you've been crying for too long
Sometimes life is so unkind
But change is never a waste of time

[Outro]
But change is never a waste
It's never a waste of time

Alanis Nadine Morissette was born on June 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Canada. At age 6, she began taking piano lessons, and by the time she was 9, she was writing her own songs.

When she was 11, Morissette joined the cast of a Nickelodeon children’s show called You Can’t Do That on Television, and saved up her earnings. In 1987, she used them to self-release her first track, “Fate Stay With Me.” The song caught the attention of record label MCA Canada; at age 14, Morissette signed a contract with the company. She released a self-titled album, Alanis, in 1991, which went platinum. Quickly following up the success of her first album, Morissette released Now Is The Time a year later, though it did not reach the same level of popularity.

In 1994 Morissette moved to Los Angeles teamed up with industry veteran Glen Ballard, and she began to approach songwriting more organically.

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