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 "Jewel, 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 my heart breaking ruined your day ** Oh well, sometimes It be that way= Chorus: 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 to mail a letter to you I'm sorry I'm glue and the rest 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 I ever caused you pain Oh well, sometimes it be that way Chorus: 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 my arms to you were just empty rooms I'm sorry 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 it was my love that rained on your parade Oh well, sometimes it be that way 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 And I'm sorry if my heart breaking ruined your day And I'm sorry if it was my heart breaking that ruined your parade And I'm sorry if it was my love that rained on your parade And I'm sorry if my love ruined your day And I'm sorry if I was just a game you didn't always want to play And I'm sorry if it was I that caused you pain And i'm sorry if I ever caused you pain And I'm sorry if I ever sang your name in vain * Originally, she used "Sweetheart" instead of "Jewel" ** This line, in several stanzas, seems to have gone through many incarnations.
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