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What You Are

What You Are Lyrics

Song What You Are
Artist Jewel
Album Sweet And Wild (2 CD Deluxe Edition)
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[00:17.15] I'm driving around town
[00:19.86] Kinda bored with
[00:21.06] the windows rolled down
[00:22.61] See a girl on the bus stop bench
[00:25.57] Dressed to draw attention
[00:28.80] Hoping everyone will stare
[00:31.35] If she don't stand out
[00:32.61] she thinks she'll disappear
[00:34.41] Wish I could hold her
[00:35.96] tell her, show her
[00:37.42] What she wants is already there
[00:43.37] A star is a star
[00:46.28] It doesn't have to try to shine
[00:49.54] Water will fall
[00:52.30] A bird just knows how to fly
[00:55.35] You don't have to tell
[00:56.91] a flower how to bloom
[00:58.56] Or light how to fill up a room
[01:01.67] You already are what you are
[01:05.65] And what you are is beautiful
[01:14.51] Heard a story the other day
[01:17.32] Took place at the local VA
[01:20.28] A father talking to his dying son
[01:23.14] This was his conversation
[01:26.45] “It's not supposed to be like this
[01:28.96] You can't go first I can't handle it”
[01:32.37] The boy said “Dad now don't you cry,
[01:35.18] Remember when I was a child
[01:37.23] what you used to tell me
[01:39.38] when I'd ask why?”
[01:41.24] (You'd say) Gravity is gravity
[01:44.24] It doesn't try to pull you down
[01:47.25] Stone is stone
[01:49.87] It can't help but hold its ground
[01:53.33] The wind just blows
[01:54.68] though you can't see
[01:56.39] It's everywhere like I'll always be
[01:59.79] You already are what you are
[02:03.25] And what you are is strong enough
[02:12.27] Look in the mirror
[02:14.52] Now that's another story to tell
[02:17.87] I give love to others
[02:20.38] But I give myself hell
[02:24.31] I'd have to tell myself
[02:26.52] “In every scene
[02:27.42] there's a perfect plan”
[02:30.18] Everything I hoped to be
[02:32.63] I already am
[02:37.41] A flower is a flower
[02:40.46] It doesn't have to try to bloom
[02:43.47] And light is light
[02:46.03] Just knows how to fill a room
[02:49.44] And dark is dark
[02:52.20] So the stars have a place to shine
[02:55.61] The tide goes out
[02:57.67] So it can come back another time
[03:01.72] Goodbye makes a love so sweet
[03:04.82] And love is love
[03:06.02] so it can teach us
[03:08.53] We already are what we are
[03:13.65] And what we are is beautiful
[03:20.05] And strong enough
[03:22.76] And good enough
[03:25.96] And bright enough
[00:17.15] I' m driving around town
[00:19.86] Kinda bored with
[00:21.06] the windows rolled down
[00:22.61] See a girl on the bus stop bench
[00:25.57] Dressed to draw attention
[00:28.80] Hoping everyone will stare
[00:31.35] If she don' t stand out
[00:32.61] she thinks she' ll disappear
[00:34.41] Wish I could hold her
[00:35.96] tell her, show her
[00:37.42] What she wants is already there
[00:43.37] A star is a star
[00:46.28] It doesn' t have to try to shine
[00:49.54] Water will fall
[00:52.30] A bird just knows how to fly
[00:55.35] You don' t have to tell
[00:56.91] a flower how to bloom
[00:58.56] Or light how to fill up a room
[01:01.67] You already are what you are
[01:05.65] And what you are is beautiful
[01:14.51] Heard a story the other day
[01:17.32] Took place at the local VA
[01:20.28] A father talking to his dying son
[01:23.14] This was his conversation
[01:26.45] " It' s not supposed to be like this
[01:28.96] You can' t go first I can' t handle it"
[01:32.37] The boy said " Dad now don' t you cry,
[01:35.18] Remember when I was a child
[01:37.23] what you used to tell me
[01:39.38] when I' d ask why?"
[01:41.24] You' d say Gravity is gravity
[01:44.24] It doesn' t try to pull you down
[01:47.25] Stone is stone
[01:49.87] It can' t help but hold its ground
[01:53.33] The wind just blows
[01:54.68] though you can' t see
[01:56.39] It' s everywhere like I' ll always be
[01:59.79] You already are what you are
[02:03.25] And what you are is strong enough
[02:12.27] Look in the mirror
[02:14.52] Now that' s another story to tell
[02:17.87] I give love to others
[02:20.38] But I give myself hell
[02:24.31] I' d have to tell myself
[02:26.52] " In every scene
[02:27.42] there' s a perfect plan"
[02:30.18] Everything I hoped to be
[02:32.63] I already am
[02:37.41] A flower is a flower
[02:40.46] It doesn' t have to try to bloom
[02:43.47] And light is light
[02:46.03] Just knows how to fill a room
[02:49.44] And dark is dark
[02:52.20] So the stars have a place to shine
[02:55.61] The tide goes out
[02:57.67] So it can come back another time
[03:01.72] Goodbye makes a love so sweet
[03:04.82] And love is love
[03:06.02] so it can teach us
[03:08.53] We already are what we are
[03:13.65] And what we are is beautiful
[03:20.05] And strong enough
[03:22.76] And good enough
[03:25.96] And bright enough
[00:17.15] I' m driving around town
[00:19.86] Kinda bored with
[00:21.06] the windows rolled down
[00:22.61] See a girl on the bus stop bench
[00:25.57] Dressed to draw attention
[00:28.80] Hoping everyone will stare
[00:31.35] If she don' t stand out
[00:32.61] she thinks she' ll disappear
[00:34.41] Wish I could hold her
[00:35.96] tell her, show her
[00:37.42] What she wants is already there
[00:43.37] A star is a star
[00:46.28] It doesn' t have to try to shine
[00:49.54] Water will fall
[00:52.30] A bird just knows how to fly
[00:55.35] You don' t have to tell
[00:56.91] a flower how to bloom
[00:58.56] Or light how to fill up a room
[01:01.67] You already are what you are
[01:05.65] And what you are is beautiful
[01:14.51] Heard a story the other day
[01:17.32] Took place at the local VA
[01:20.28] A father talking to his dying son
[01:23.14] This was his conversation
[01:26.45] " It' s not supposed to be like this
[01:28.96] You can' t go first I can' t handle it"
[01:32.37] The boy said " Dad now don' t you cry,
[01:35.18] Remember when I was a child
[01:37.23] what you used to tell me
[01:39.38] when I' d ask why?"
[01:41.24] You' d say Gravity is gravity
[01:44.24] It doesn' t try to pull you down
[01:47.25] Stone is stone
[01:49.87] It can' t help but hold its ground
[01:53.33] The wind just blows
[01:54.68] though you can' t see
[01:56.39] It' s everywhere like I' ll always be
[01:59.79] You already are what you are
[02:03.25] And what you are is strong enough
[02:12.27] Look in the mirror
[02:14.52] Now that' s another story to tell
[02:17.87] I give love to others
[02:20.38] But I give myself hell
[02:24.31] I' d have to tell myself
[02:26.52] " In every scene
[02:27.42] there' s a perfect plan"
[02:30.18] Everything I hoped to be
[02:32.63] I already am
[02:37.41] A flower is a flower
[02:40.46] It doesn' t have to try to bloom
[02:43.47] And light is light
[02:46.03] Just knows how to fill a room
[02:49.44] And dark is dark
[02:52.20] So the stars have a place to shine
[02:55.61] The tide goes out
[02:57.67] So it can come back another time
[03:01.72] Goodbye makes a love so sweet
[03:04.82] And love is love
[03:06.02] so it can teach us
[03:08.53] We already are what we are
[03:13.65] And what we are is beautiful
[03:20.05] And strong enough
[03:22.76] And good enough
[03:25.96] And bright enough
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