I Don't Care
Good-bye baby, I don't think I'll be seeing you again
Good-bye baby, we'll say that we're still friends
Even though I know I love nobody else.
And even though I know, I say to myself
That this time I'm leaving and I know that we're through
And I don't love you.
And that I just don't care.
I'm just so tired of being another statistic on TV
The classic case of I love him, but he just don't love me
So this time I'm going to be the one to say it's the end
This time I'm gonna be my own best friend.
And I'm going to save some love, some love for myself
I'll kiss you all serious, it might help.
And that I just don't care.
I don't care.
So many times, I tried to tell myself
That this love would work, if I just gave up some more love for myself
I believed if I just quit my crying, you'd start your trying,
Leave your lying.
But I believe if I just walked away, I could say
I don't care,
Don't care.
You were always the cool one, you stood by the backdoor
You said "you know, leaving sort of makes you look good"
But this time I swear it's the best you'll ever see of me.
So this time I'm going to be the one to say it's the end
This time I'm gonna be my own best friend
And I'm going to save some love, some love for myself
I'll (???).
And that I just don't care
I don't care.
So many times, I tried to tell myself
That this love would work, if I just gave up some more love for myself
I believed if I just quite my crying, you'd start your trying,
Leave your lying
But I believe if I just walked away, I could say
I don't care
Don't care.
So good-bye baby, I don't think I'll be seeing you again.
I Hate Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day
Wish I had a sweetheart
It's Valentine's Day
Didn't even get a stinkin' card
It's Valentine's Day
I just have to say
I hate Valentine's Day.
It's Valentine's Day
And I didn't get no chocolate
It's Valentine's Day
If I had a heart I'd hock it
It's Valentine's Day
I just have to say
I hate Valentine's Day.
It's Valentine's Day
And I hope it finds you healthy
It's Valentine's Day
I'm glad your new stinkin girlfriend's wealthy
It's Valentine's Day
I just have to say
I hate fuckin' Valentine's Day.
I Got The Blues More Than You Do Blues
Grew up in the Mississippi Delta,
In a shotgun shack.
Washboard for my pillow,
Until the tax man took that back.
Moved out on my own
When I was just twelve years old.
Top that.
You think you got the blues?
Look at my life
I've got the blues more than you do ...
Blues.
When I was an itty-bitty baby,
I was my mama's only surviving son.
She used my head as a washrag,
I thought it was fun.
Walked uphill to school both ways
With no legs.
Top that.
You think you got the blues?
Look at my life
I've got the blues more than you do ...
Blues.
Got so drunk I couldn't find my way home
Had to have a blind man show me
When I finally did get there
My own dog had disowned me
A woman in a bar just looked at me and coughed and said,
"I don't even know you, but I wish you'd die off".
Top that.
You think you got the blues?
Look at my life
I've got the blues more than you do ...
Blues.
Impala
I love girl, girl love me
It not all it crack up to be
Soda pop, radio on
Dedicate my girl a song.
Gone are all these simple things
Gotta buy baby diamond rings
Keep it simple, just don't brag
Got to be high speed, low drag.
In the Impala of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop.
Coffee pot, so bilingual
Self-help books on being single
Everything today is so high-tech
Why can't we just park by the lake and neck?
In the Impala of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop.
Love in the 20th century
Is such confusion, such mystery
Where's my modem, where's my mother?
Fax incoming, oh brother.
Stars are out, you look fine
Empty clothes, empty bottle of wine
You got nice cams; that's French for legs
Let's cook in the back like a couple poached eggs.
In the Impala of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop
Baby, of my love, doo-wop, doo-wop.
In A Woman's Life
Somewhere between right and wrong is a love song
Its tongue hits the target but its phone number is always wrong
It speaks through calluses of gentler things
It speaks of kindness, but I don't think you know what that word means.
Your love is a bitter seed that only the blind can see
If this is what love is
Then I guess there's no love song left in me.
Somewhere between right and wrong is reality
Justice and shame speak foolishly of impractical things
Your kisses are as kind as candles, your hands are as giving as stone
Your mind is kind as Hitler's until night leaves you feeling alone.
Your love is something I must do but never be
If this is what love is
Then I guess there's no love song left in me.
I didn't mean to fall into darkness, it's just that I trip in the lights
'Cause man it's hard to see that clearly and not put up a fight
But I knew then it would break and not bend.
Just look at this trouble I'm in
I need to realize
This is how the unhappy half dies.
Somewhere between good and bad is every lie I have ever been told
They all come down but good deeds don't count it's what cards you hold.
But I'm tired of your gray laughter, I am tired of your hungry eyes
This love is so rotten it's starting to attract flies.
Your love is something that I must do but never be
Its blade is made of jealousy and insecurity.
Your love is a bitter seed that only the blind can see
If this is what love is
If this is what love is
Then I guess there's no love song left in me.
I Thought I Saw You Last Night
I'm not easily scared by things that go bump in the night
There's not many things that give me a fright
I can walk down a lonely block
And not a lot can make my old knees knock.
But there's one thing that scares me the most
It's when I think I see a ghost
And I thought I saw you last night
I thought I saw you last night.
I been lately thinkin' about a Ouija board
And maybe contacting the soul seated by the Lord
'Cause all the shadows on my street
They bring with them sounds of shuffling feet.
But there's one thing that scares me the most
It's when I think I see a ghost
And I thought I saw you last night
I thought I saw you last night.
Throw salt o'er my shoulder, I knock on wood
Don't step on cracks, but it does no good
I drink a bourbon to calm my nerves
Read an old book and chant some verse.
Hold hot coals in the middle of my fist
Take advice from my exorcist
Hallelujah, Hail Mary
Holy Moley, this is scary.
For, instance last night I went to a scary movie
And I tried real hard not to let it get to me
But I just kept lookin over my shoulder
The wind got hands and I got colder.
But there's one thing that scares me the most
It's when I think I see a ghost
And I thought I saw you last night
I thought I saw you last night
I'm not easily scared
By things that go bump in the night.
Jessica
He used to walk with Jessica
Down to the diner where they'd
Sit and talk for hours
About nothing in particular.
Just bullshit the time away
That's what she used to say
And she'd wrinkle her nose when she said it
That's how you'd know she meant it,
Jessica.
Jessica.
She used to call him at 9 AM
To see how sleep had been treating him
And though they were never lovers
They were soul mates undercover.
It happened on her birthday
It's sick how things turn out that way
And now he shudders to think
Of what life would be like
Without his best friend-slash-shrink,
Jessica.
There's an angel at your table
A force to feel but not to see
Blinded by her absence
And haunted by her memory
If only you were able
To see the angel at your table.
It's amazing to see a soul leave a body,
Rendering it useless
And stealing its desire to breathe.
One moment here then gone
With no forwarding address
Love no longer has a house
Or residence in flesh
A religion with no temple
No place to take your worship to
No God for your eyes to see
No fruit to lay at the feet
Of Jessica.
There's no need to say goodbye
To Jessica.
She's always standing by,
Jessica.
Jessica.
Just Passing Time
I like the way that you come running up to me
It sort of reminds me of black and white movies
And I will put a white dress on and by the window wait
For my Marlin Brando to come crashing through the gate.
Sometimes I talk on the phone until my ears are numb
My friends all say it's because I can't face anyone.
But I know I'm just passing time
I'm just passing time.
Saw you walking downtown to the video store
I saw you with another girl, I'm sure she was a whore.
You say she means nothing to you thus, nothing to me
Excuse me while I get drunk watching too much bad TV
I'm sitting here and I'm waiting for your mouth to open up
And start overflowing just like Jesus' cup.
And I'm just passing time
I'm just passing time.
Just So Happens
Just so happens that I'm tired of your face
Just so happens that I'm tired of this place
Just so happens that I cannot endure
The pain and the suffering that's caused when I touch you anymore.
Just so happens that I'm tired of this song
'Cause everything I ever tried to do just came out wrong
And every honest thing I ever tried to do
Was turned to pain and misery when laid before the godly feet of you.
There's no words left to say
'Cause all the words between us have already gone away.
It just so happens that my flesh is turning pale
And pieces of me are disappearing as though my hands were whales
And it just so happens beauty, you could never recognize
And I simply faded away, before your eyes.
Just so happens that these last two years
Been a completely meaningless waste of my tears
And if I had a toothpick for every vow you made
I'd build a boat of your promises, and I'd sail away.
There's no words left to say
'Cause all the words between us have already gone away.
Just so happens I'd take a swift kick to the heart
To make you take back everything that you said
Just so happens that we stuck around too long
We should have abandoned ship rather than go down with it, now it's gone.
Just so happens that I hate your mother-in-law
And I hate your dog, Henry, I'd like to fondle him with a saw
Just so happens that I'm walking out the door
And PS, and by the way, I don't love you anymore.
There's no words left to say
'Cause all the words between us have already gone,
They've already gone
They've already gone away
Kiss Your Ass
What time should I pick you up tonight
To make me seem more respectable?
What kind of flowers should I bring your mother
To make me seem more delectable?
I got no problem with family events
I like lemonade, camping, kids, and tents
I'll do anything you ask
No matter the task
My whole purpose in life is just to
Kiss your ass.
What kind of drugs should I take tonight
To make me seem like I'm introverted?
What kind of porn mags should I bring your brother
To make me seem like I'm still perverted?
I got no problem with family events
I like lemonade, camping, kids, and tents
I'll do anything you ask
No matter the task
My whole purpose in life is just to
Kiss your ass.
Teach me something I don't know,
But I swear I'll be something someday.
I strain my ears listening too hard to what you say.
How many times should I cruise your block
On my teensy red tricycle
Screaming your name, sweetheart, in vain?
This love stew has got me in a pickle.
I got no problem with family events,
I like lemonade, camping, kids, and tents
I'll do anything you ask
No matter the task
You're just the director, baby, I'm the cast
You can be a slut, and I will be chaste.
'Cause my whole purpose in life
My whole purpose in life
My whole purpose in life
My whole purpose in life
My whole purpose in life is just to
Kiss your ass.
LAST DANCE RODEO
Your lungs fill up with concrete, a voice is all you can hear
Red lips and a screwdriver wrapped around some mink-clad smear
And you know that she's a diamond in this damned juke-box Hell
'Cause fools gold only fools fools in two-bit hotels.
But she's cooler than all that, she's a real high-class cat
She's queen of the last dance rodeo.
But under the gas lamp the air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger, your heart filled with longing.
You're no longer human, you're an insatiable hole.
You wanna bury your face forever in the navel of her soul
'Cause you know all you need is a heart to call home
All you need is a heart to call home
That's all.
Light bulbs, and nylons, and plastic chandeliers
Objects are only objects, they can't feel when you're near.
And tangerine lips, and lily-white breasts
These things are eternal inside them humanity rests.
The skin is like a seashell you listen to the soul
Like an old-time radio show.
But under the gas lamp the air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger, your heart filled with longing .
You're no longer human, you're an insatiable hole.
You wanna bury your face forever in the navel of her soul
'Cause you know all you need is a heart to call home
That's all.
But don't wander too far on one constant star
Darkness exists, except where you are
Your feet are filled with wandering, they follow your own
'Cause everywhere you are feels like home.
So search all you miners, you hunters of dreams
Look in the alleyways for what you know is not what it seems
And fame, all you maidens, it don't exist too long
But at least look behind you and see your own shadow's gone.
Don't you know it's the last rodeo?
You gotta find yourself a cowboy or someone to keep you warm when it snows.
But under the gas lamp the air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger, your heart filled with longing
You're no longer human, you're an insatiable hole.
You wanna bury your face forever in the navel of her soul
'Cause you know all you need is a heart to call home
All you need is a heart
All you need is a heart to call home.
That's all.
Life's A Great Big Mystery Show
Went downtown just to be a martyr
But a telephone pole beat me to it
It was covered in barbed wire.
Saw a little boy's white teeth
Like wild horses encaged by an iron string.
Oh God, does not feel good unless he bleeds.
And daily crucifixions are hung up on street signs
They use all sorts of names
Hope they never use mine.
These consonants and vowels
That cannot scream nor howl
Only just hang around.
Oh God, how'd things get so turned around?
And in the office building 9 to 5 goes on trial
The man is starting to crack
But the ceiling stones smile.
And the boss comes in
To see what fragile things
His dull and pointless tongue can tear.
Oh baby, he combed over a bald spot with a bit of hair!
'Cause everybody needs somebody else to blame
They can't curse themselves
They take their doctor's name in vain.
They'd rather jump through hoops
And therapeutic groups
Than in their own minds delve.
Oh God, why don't we believe in ourselves?
Sometimes I think life is just a movie
And these strangers are folks we really know
Sit back, relax, enjoy some popcorn
Life's a great big mystery show.
Saw tiny faces that are tattered and torn
But there's paint upon the mansion
That is hardly worn.
I'd like to go inside but why I don't know
As though I could peel the paint
And feed it to the poor.
Oh God, can't live like this anymore.
My landlord, no, my neighbor is as tolerant as a feeding shark
But they tell me that her bite
Is much better than her bark.
She goes rambling on
From dusk until dawn
Saying I should try being like her sometime.
Oh God, think something's died inside her mind!
'Cause sometimes I think life is just a movie
And these strangers are folks we really know
Sit back, relax, enjoy some popcorn
Life's a great big mystery show
Life's a great big mystery show.
Louisa and Her Blue Guitar
A naked thigh has much to talk about
If it's just approached right.
Just like girls who talk too much
In crowded barrooms like last night.
Just like our Louisa, ain't that right?
Conversations overheard,
Sacred silver dollars become petty change.
Suddenly red lipstick finds itself
On the wrong side of her age.
Just like our Louisa, ain't that strange?
And washed nylons bleed dirty tears
From a stranger's window pane.
The red light cannot change the mood
Of the blue guitar that's played.
Blue guitar.
The sound of painted nails are playing.
Hi-ho silver, add another glass.
Good intentions can beat up sick attention
And Louisa finishes last.
"Oh goody, ain't life a blast."
Hollow glance, may I have this dance?
The face's been worn and thin
'Cause she's been wishing on too many stars again.
Washed nylons bleed dirty tears
From a stranger's window pane.
The red light cannot change the mood
Of the blue guitar that's played.
Blue guitar.
Blue guitar.
Get in the car.
Love Me Just Leave Me Alone
I saw you standing there
Pride in your pocket
You combed barbed wire through your hair.
You thought I didn't notice
The skin on your teeth had a tear.
To make me notice you started to shout
Then you and all your midgets
Started flapping your tiny arms all about.
They said you were a wise man
When did they teach wise men to pout?
It's not your little boy smile,
It's not your little boy name
It's those big boy hands
That are the ones to blame.
I tried to be unlovable
Why couldn't you do the same?
What's the matter?
Does your love need a home?
Alright then,
Love me, just leave me alone.
Your mother was a wolf bite,
Your daddy was a cigarette
Your brother was a rose bud,
Cross-bred with a car wreck
Your sister was a stockbroker
But you ain't nothing but a turtleneck.
And you were hypnotized just standing there
In the middle of the street
You had iron butterflies as kisses
You had gold dust in your teeth
You used one eye as a hostage
The other one to stab your meat.
I tried to forget you
But you tied bells to your name
And they'd jingle every time
I thought of you without shame.
I tried to be unlovable
Why couldn't you do the same?
What's the matter
Does your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me, just leave me alone.
It's not your little boy smile
It's not your little boy name
It's those big boy hands
That are the ones to blame.
Well, I tried to be unlovable
Why couldn't you do the same?
What's the matter?
Does your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me, just leave me alone.
What's the matter?
Does your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me, just leave me alone.
Love me, just leave me alone.
Love me, just leave me alone.
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Spirit
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