What You Are
Jewel"What You Are" is a song by Jewel, released in 2010 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:25 long and contains 56 lines and 341 words.
0:02What You Are - Jewel
0:17I'm driving around town
0:19Kinda bored with the windows rolled down
0:22See a girl on the bus stop bench
0:25Dressed to draw attention
0:27Hoping everyone will stare
0:31If she don't stand out she thinks she'll disappear
0:34Wish I could hold her, tell her, show her
0:37What she wants is already there
0:42A star is a star
0:45It doesn't have to try to shine
0:49Water will fall
0:51A bird just knows how to fly
0:54You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom
0:58Or light how to fill up a room
1:01You already are what you are
1:05And what you are is beautiful
1:14Heard a story the other day
1:16Took place at the local VA
1:19A father talking to his dying son
1:22This was his conversation
1:25"It's not supposed to be like this
1:28You can't go first I can't handle it"
1:31The boy said "Dad now don't you cry,
1:34Remember when I was a child what you used to tell me when I'd ask why?"
1:41(You'd say) Gravity is gravity
1:44It doesn't try to pull you down
1:46Stone is stone
1:49It can't help but hold its ground
1:52The wind just blows, though you can't see
1:56It's everywhere like I'll always be
1:59You already are what you are
2:02And what you are is strong enough
2:12Look in the mirror
2:13Now that's another story to tell
2:17I give love to others
2:20But I give myself hell
2:23I'd have to tell myself
2:26"In every scene there's a perfect plan"
2:29Everything I hoped to be
2:32I already am
2:37A flower is a flower
2:39It doesn't have to try to bloom
2:42And light is light
2:45Just knows how to fill a room
2:49And dark is dark
2:51So the stars have a place to shine
2:55The tide goes out
2:57So it can come back another time
3:00Goodbye makes a love so sweet
3:04And love is love so it can teach us
3:07We already are what we are
3:13And what we are is beautiful
3:19And strong enough
3:22And good enough
3:25And bright enough
What You Are - Jewel I'm driving around town Kinda bored with the windows rolled down See a girl on the bus stop bench Dressed to draw attention Hoping 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 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 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?" (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 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 scene there's a perfect plan" Everything I hoped to be I already am A flower is a flower It doesn't have to try to bloom And light is light Just knows how to fill a room 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 a love so sweet And love is love so it can teach us We already are what we are And what we are is beautiful And strong enough And good enough And bright enough
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