Sometimes It Be That Way Songtext
von Jewel

Night with its shattered teeth attempts to speak
My pen is present, but courage left via the sink
And I′m sorry I snuck up on you from behind
I'm 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 happen again
And I'm sorry if it was my swerve
That tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

And Romeo was a very nice man
He said, "Sweetheart, I don′t think you quite understand"
And I′m sorry if you had to explain it like this
I'm sorry I was a point you were destined to miss
And I′m sorry I spoke to you irreverently
Down in the hollow by the old olive tree
And I'm sorry if it was my heart breaking
That rained on your parade
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"
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

And Aphrodite with her neon lamp, kissed Neptune
They put her face on a stamp
And I'm sorry I used it when mailing a letter to you
I′m sorry I'm glue and everything else bounces off of you
And I'm sorry not even this 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

And Goldilocks, well, she knew three bears
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 for all the times
I forgot to imply something in between the lines
And I'm sorry if my love 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"
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

And shadow's long fingers, they dance on the wall
Electricity chases its tail in the hall
And I′m sorry if my arms to you were just empty rooms
I'm sorry that I never could comfort you
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 brought you pain
Oh well, sometimes it be that way

Electricity
And flame licks the air with its silver tongue
Night has many hands, but I have just one
And I'm sorry I walked in on you unexpectedly
I′m 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 it was my swerve that tempted you to sway
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"
Oh well, sometimes it be that way
Oh well, sometimes it be that way