Jewel Kilcher, born May 23rd 1974 is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, poet and philanthropist, generally known just by her first name, "Jewel". Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, to Atz Kilcher, whose parents were German-speaking immigrants from Switzerland and Lenedra Carroll. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. Jewel learned to play the guitar while on scholarship at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where she majored in operatic voice.
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Jewel

The sun sets across the ocean
Im a thousand miles from anywhere
And my pocketbook and my heart
Both just got stolen
And the sun acts like
She dont even care
The wind blows cold
When you reach the top
Feels like someones face
Is stuck to the bottom of my shoe
I got a plastic jesus
And a cordless telephone
For every corner of my room
Got everybody but you
Telling me what to do
But Ive been down so long
Ooh, it cant be longer still
Ive been down so long
That the end must be drawing near
I look to everybody but me
To answer my prayers
Until I saw an angel
In a bathroom
Who said she saw no one
Worth saving anywhere
And a blind man on the corner
Said, its simple,
Like flipping a coin
Dont matter what side it lands on
If its someone elses dime
But Ive been down so long
Ooh, it cant be longer still
Weve been down for so long
That the end must be drawing near
I take a trip
I catch a train
I catch a plane
I got a ticket in my hand
And then a fat man takes my money
And like cattle we all stand
But weve been down so long
Ooh, it cant be longer still
Weve been down so long
The end must be...
I know the end must be...
Oh, I know the end must be
Drawing near