March 30, 1997
A Thousand Miles Away
Satellite
Silver Lining
Sometimes It Be That Way
A Thousand Miles Away
Satellite
Silver Lining
Sometimes It Be That Way
Sunshine's golden, I feel like my car
Seams stretch out like patchwork on my granny's quilt
Chorus:
Yoga classes so you can look good in your single bars
We understand a lot of things, ohh
In Hollywood, the heros are strung out on grace
Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars
Chorus (both):
Steve:
Jewel:
Both:
Jewel:
Steve:
And Romeo was a very nice man
Chorus:
And Goldilocks, well she knew three bears
And Aphrodite with her neon lamp
Now flame licks the air with its silver tongue
A Thousand Miles Away
It's morning time, I wonder where you are
Wonder who you're talking to
I wonder if the sun has risen where you are
It's morning time I miss your hands on my skin
This bed's too big without you
Oh God, what do I do
I'm a thousand miles away and I'm lying next to you
A little run down, a little beat up, maybe just a little bit green
And maybe it's my battery, maybe it's my starter,
Maybe my heart's too weak
'Cause there's this feeling, I thought I had to get going
Got too scary, got too big, got to get out of here
But now I don't know how to get home
Oh God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away, and lying next to you
She used to tell me that life is a series of strange and mysterious things
One minute you're up, the next you find you're down
Your mind says, girl, you gotta stick around
But your heart says, oh, I'm too weak in the knees
God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away,
Said oh God, what do I do
I'm a thousand miles away and lying next to you
Satellite
Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars
Cute guys with crew cuts and their day glow surf boards
There's a pretty lady in a bikini
Her eyes are clear
But her teeth look like smashed out window panes
She's trying to mend her dreams
With sushi, seaweed, and carrot juice
There's a wide wall that we can't see over now
But that's okay, we're still learning
Mistakes are allowed if you're a Satellite, ohhh
California's sure lovely
It's the home of the stars
And everybody has a nice body
But their souls are like shadows, they are hollow inside
They're choked and hiding behind
Power bars, volleyball and valium
(Chorus)
About modern technology, but not about dreams, ohh
Our hearts are on the shelves
We can't fix ourselves
But we can fix a satellite
Half-skinned gypsies are crying, leave this place
(Chorus)
We know how to fix a satellite, ohh
Silver Lining with Steve Poltz
Jewel:
Muffins in the toaster
I got my raspberry jam
My grandfather was a sailor
And he came onto this land
And he was looking for gold,
A pretty hand to hold
Or some cards to fold
At least, that's what I've been told.
Silver Lining,
Silver Lining, where do you go?
Turn on my TV
They got talking heads in space
It used to be so easy
To have a little faith
I used to rely on luck
To earn an honest buck
I didn't feel so stuck
I didn't limp around like John Kruk.
(Chorus)
I used to have hope
Now we got soap on a rope
We used to have dreams
Now we got overpayed baseball teams
We got grocery baggers,
grafitti taggers,
golfball shaggers, go team go
(Chorus)
The landlord knocks upon my door
He's got that pay-day face
I swear to God he should be payin' me
To live inside of this place
It's filled with sharks and fins
Whose double chins say
Thicken your skin, child
If ya gonna win
(Chorus)
Fix myself some herbal tea
'Cause it's healthier they say
But healthier ain't half as fun
I'll take a cold beer anyday
I used to have dysfunctional fun
In the cancerous sun
With my co-dependent hon
Eatin' greasy, greasy, hotdogs on a buttered up bun
[Chorus (x2)]
Sometimes It Be That Way
Night with its shattered teeth attempts to speak
My pen is present, but courage left via the sink
And I'm sorry if i snuck up on you from behind
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 be happening again
And I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way
He said, Jewel, I don't think you quite understand
And I'm sorry if you had to explain t like this
Sorry I was a point you were destined to miss
And I'm sorry 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
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, yeah
They all ate oatmeal and tiptoed upstairs
And I'm sorry I never got to find you like this
Sleeping like a baby and swaddled in bliss
And I'm sorry St. Petersburg is a miserable town
And I'm sorry if I am bringing you down
And I'm sorry if I ever sang your name in vain
Oh well, sometimes it be that way
Kissed Neptune, they put her face on a stamp
And I'm sorry I used it to mail a letter to you
Sorry I'm glue and the rest bounces off of you
I'm sorry not even these 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
(Chorus)
Night has many hands, but you have just one
And I'm sorry I walked in on you unexpectedly
Sorry I never served you chamomile 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 my swerve tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way
