She lived in a trailer out eastern road
Her loneliness was a disease
But my daddy couldn't see it though
Her name was Linda her smile was forced
And folks 'round town say she dressed like a divorce
My daddy had a son by her
'though she wasn't supposed to be able
I was eight years old when they told me 'round the table
I looked at my daddy, he looked to the ground
I guessed that we'd be stickin' round ahwile
Might as well smile cause there's no point in being mean
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream
Got called to the principal's office
Did I do something wrong?
Doctor on the telephone said,
Congratulations, you've got a baby brother born.
Got sent to a psychiatrist in case I resented their child.
I was bitter in my anguish but my manner was mild.
My daddy got excommunicated from the Mormon church.
Guess an illegitimate son in God's eye has no worth
He tried to stick around but he flew the coop in spring.
He loved that baby just not Linda it seemed
But still I know we'd be stickin' round awhile
Might as well smile cause there's no point in bein' mean.
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream.
So Linda got remarried now my brother called that new man dad
But it didn't last long I hear his temper was bad
So she said that we could see him on every other Saturday.
We all were shocked when he called my daddy uncle
She said it was better that way.
They tried to get back together but it was off and on
One day she disappeared, I hear to Oregon.
I haven't seen him since. I guess I'm supposed to forget.
That he was my brother too and not just their legal mess
I thought that we'd be stickin' 'round awhile
Might as well smile 'cause there's no point in bein' mean.
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream.
This song is for Nikos wherever you may be
I know things were tough but you're okay by me
And your momma ain't a bad person, my daddy's ain't no fool
Sometimes parents just need forgiving too.
PS, I love you, your sister Jewel.
PS, I love you, your sister Jewel.
Nikos
Jewel
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Lyrics by Jewel
'Til It Feels Like Cheating 'Til It Feels Like Cheating 1,000 Miles Away 1000 Miles Away [Acoustic Live][Version] 10000 Miles Away 2 Become 1 2 Become 1 [Sped-Up Version] 2 Find U A Housewife's Revenge A Housewife's Revenge A Long Slow Slide A Very Big Girl Abcd Absence Of Fear Adrian Afraid It's Too Late Afraid It's Too Late Again and Again Ain't No Lookin Back Ain't No Lookin Back All By Myself All The Animals Amen America Angel Needs A Ride Angel Standing By Anyone But You As Bad as It Gets [Version] ave maria Bad as It Gets Bad as It Gets [Acoustic] Barcelona Be Still My Little Heart Because I Love You Becoming Been Down So Long Behind The Wall Billy Bizarre Love Triangle Blue Christmas [DVD][Live] Boy Needs a Bike Brahms Lullaby Break Me Break Me (Radio Remix) Breaking Up Buttercup Can't Take My Soul Can't Take My Soul Carnivore Circle Song Cleveland Closer To Fine Comfortably Numb Cruise Control Daddy Daddy She's A Goddess Daddy She's A Goddess Dance Between Two Women Dancing Barefoot Day Dream Land Deep Water Do You Do You Want To Play (in album This Way) Do You Want To Play? Doin' Fine Doin' Fine Don't Down At The Bridge Down So Long Dreamer Drive to You Emily Enter From The East Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes Everybody Needs Someone Sometime Everything Breaks Sometime Everything Reminds Me Of You Everytime I See You Falling Face of Love Fade Away Fading Fading [Acoustic] Fading [Acoustic] Fading [Version] Fat Boy Fly To Me Angel Food Stamp Love Foolish Games Foolish Games [Live Acoustic] Forever And A Day Forever and a Day (Always) Fragile Heart gloria God's Gift To Women God's Gift To Women Good Day Goodbye Alice in Wonderland Goodwill Store Grey Matter Grey Matter [Live] Hands hands (christmas version) Hark the Herald Angels Sing hark! the herald angels sing Haunted Have A Little Faith In Me Here When Gone His Pleasure Is My Pain Hotel Angel I Do I Don't Care I Don't Care I Hate Valentine's Day I Hate Valentine's Day I Love You Forever [Acoustic] I Love You Forever [Version] I Thought I Saw You Last Night I Won't Walk Away i wonder as i wander I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane I'm Sensitive I've Got The Blues More Than You Do Blues I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane I've Got The Blues More Than You Do Blues Impala In A Woman's Life In A Woman's Life Innocence Maintained Intro Intuition Jessica Jesus Loves You joy to the world Jupiter Jupiter (Swallow the Moon) Jupiter (Swallow The Moon) (Remix) Just Passing Time Just So Happens Kiss Me Kiss The Flame Lasciatemi Morire Last Dance Rodeo Leave The Lights On Let It Rip, Let It Fly Let Them In Life Uncommon Life Uncommon [Live] Life's A Great Big Mystery Show Life's A Great Big Mystery Show Little Bird Song Little Sister Long Slow Slide [Live] Louisa & Her Blue Guitar Louisa & Her Blue Guitar Love By You (Cowboy Waltz) Love Is A Garden Love Me Just Leave Me Alone Love Used to Be Loved by You (Cowboy Waltz) Making Me Blue Mamma's Little Hero Mamma's Little Hero Marital Carnival medley Mercy Money Morning Song My Fathers Daughter My Fish Family Near You Always Need A Piece Of Your Love Machine Nicotine Love No Good in Goodbye [Acoustic] No Good In Goodbye [Acoustic] No More Heartaches o holy night o little town of bethlehem One Left Shoe One True Thing One True Thing [Acoustic] Only One Too Only One Too [DJ Volume Mix] Only One Too [Lenny B. Club Mix] Painters Perfectly Clear Pieces Of You Poem Song Pretty Face Fool Pretty Faced Fool Quest For Love Race Car Driver Rocker Girl Rosey and Mick Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Run 2 U Run Tonto Run Satellite Satisfied [Acoustic] Serve the Ego She Cries silent night Silver Lining Simple Gifts Someday Soon Someday Soon (Featuring Garth Brooks) Sometimes It Be That Way Sometimes It Be That Way [Live] Somewhere Over the Rainbow Sov Gott Sov Gott (Sleep Well) Spivey Leaks Stand Stand [Up 1.0% Version] Standing Still Star Child Stay Here Forever [Acoustic] Stay Here Forever [Acoustic] Stay Here Forever [Version] Stephenville, TX Stranger Enter from The East Stronger Woman Stronger Woman (Radio Edit) Stronger Woman [Album Version] Stronger Woman [Multimedia Track] Stronger Woman [Single Version] Stronger Woman [Single Version] Studies In Love #12 Summer Home In Your Arms Summer Home in Your Arms [Acoustic] Summer Home In Your Arms [Acoustic] Summer Home in Your Arms [Version] Summertime Sunshine Superman Swedish Song Sweet Dreams for You Sweet Home Alabama Sweet Temptation The Cowboy's Lament The Little Bird The Man Who's Already Gone The Man Who's Already Gone The New Wild West The Other Woman The Shape Of You The Sue Lee Song The Water Is Wide This Little Bird This Way Thump Thump Till We Run Out of Road Tiny Love Spaces Too Darn Hot Train Song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Two Become One Two Hearts Breaking U & Me = Love U & ME = LOVE Under The Water Unsung In Your Eyes Violet Eyes Walk Away Weeping Tree What Matters Is The Heart What You Are [Acoustic] What's Simple Is True When I Was With You Where You Are Who Will Save Your Soul Wild Horses Wild Horses (Rolling Stones Cover) Winter Song winter wonderland Without You By My Side Words Get In the Way Yes U Can Yo You Were Meant For Me You Were Meant For Me (Album Edit) You're In Cleveland Today You're So Small You're In Cleveland Today You're So Small
