Sooooo, if you've been reading my blog posts, you've probably heard me refer fondly to the 90s. Hello?! They were the best. Only regret: Skinny eyebrows were in at that time, and I naturally had big caterpillars on my face (as every Indian gal does). So, of course I plucked them to oblivion as many teenagers of that time period did. And, now I want my caterpillars back, not because big eyebrows are big now, but because looking at things with my grown up eyes vs. my teenage trying-to-follow-what-you-see-in-a-magazine eyes, now I see how nice thick and full eyebrows are. But alas, due to that early plucking, they will never be the caterpillars again.....Damn you Pam Anderson with your Baywatch eyebrows!
Okay, so that had nothing whatsoever to do with Music Monday, but, it is a 90s-related regret. What is NOT a 90s-related regret however, is my still-going-strong love of early Jewel. If you recall (for all you old people like me), Jewel is/was that so cool, yodeling, living in a van, sang in bars with her dad as a child in Alaska, gal that stole our hearts back in the 90s when strumming a guitar at open mic night at a coffee shop was the new (kinda) thing. Jewel's debut album, that was released in 1995, and made her huge was Pieces of You. This was the second CD that I ever owned, and I listened to that thing OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER again.
Anyway, so this morning, on my drive into work, the sun was shining (omg, thank God because one more gray sky morning was going to send me over the edge) and I started to put on some Lana (I know, I have issues), but something told me to put some old-school Jewel on instead. So I switched over and sang along with these 20+ years old songs, which I still know all the words to, and this put me in an EXCELLENT mood. One of my favorite songs from Pieces of You is You Were Meant For Me. So that's our song pick for today! I included lyrics below the video below. Hope it takes you back to your younger days like it does for me. Unless you're much younger....then maybe it will take you back to your days when you were just a sparkle in your mom's eye :) Enjoy!
Lyrics
I hear the clock, it's 6 a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs, I got my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you
I break the yolks and make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place
I wipe the spots off of the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore 'cause
Dreams last so long, even after you're gone
I know that you love me
And soon you will see, you were meant for me
And I was meant for you
I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't want to talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken or people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie it just wasn't the same
Cause it was happy and I was sad
It made me miss you oh so bad 'cause
Dreams last so long, even after you're gone
I know that you love me
And soon you will see, you were meant for me
And I was meant for you
I go about my business, I'm doing fine
Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line
Same old story, not much to say
Hearts are broken every day
I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it, when I leave the light on
I pick up a book, and turn the sheets down
And take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pj's and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause
Dreams last so long, even after you're gone
I know that you love me
And soon you will see, you were meant for me
And I was meant for you
You were meant for me and I was meant for you