Jewel: What You Are
I'm driving around town
Kinda bored with the windows rolled down
See a girl on the bus stop bench
Dressed to draw attention
Hoping everyone will stare
If she don't stand out she thinks she'll disappear
Wish I could hold her, tell her, show her
What she wants is already there
A star is a star
It doesn't have to try to shine
Water will fall
A bird just knows how to fly
You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom
Or light how to fill up a room
You already are what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Heard a story the other day
Took place at the local VA
A father talking to his dying son
This was his conversation
"It's not supposed to be like this
You can't go first I can't handle it"
The boy said "Dad now don't you cry,
Remember when I was a child what you used to tell me when I'd ask why?"
(You'd say) Gravity is gravity
It doesn't try to pull you down
Stone is stone
It can't help but hold its ground
The wind just blows, though you can't see
It's everywhere like I'll always be
You already are what you are
And what you are is strong enough
Look in the mirror
Now that's another story to tell
I give love to others
But I give myself hell
I'd have to tell myself
"In every scene there's a perfect plan"
Everything I hoped to be
I already am
A flower is a flower
It doesn't have to try to bloom
And light is light
Just knows how to fill a room
And dark is dark
So the stars have a place to shine
The tide goes out
So it can come back another time
Goodbye makes a love so sweet
And love is love so it can teach us
We already are what we are
And what we are is beautiful
And strong enough
And good enough
And bright enough
我开车在小镇周围闲逛
有些无聊，摇下了车窗
看见一个女孩坐在公交车站的长椅上
穿得很闪闪亮亮
希望让大家都能够盯着她望
她想，如果她不够醒目的话，她就会隐没在人海之中
我多想陪在她身边，告诉她，给她讲
她梦想着要实现的其实已经实现了
因为星星就是星星
它并不需要努力去闪闪发亮
水自然会向下流
一只小鸟就自然会知道它该怎样展翅飞翔
其实你不需要告诉一朵花怎样盛开
或者告诉光明该怎样把整个屋子点亮
因为你，已经是你自己了
而且你自己，是美丽的
那天听了一个故事
它就发生在弗吉尼亚州
一个父亲对着自己临死的儿子哭诉
这是他们的谈话
“怎么会是这样呀
你怎能提前离我而去呢，我无法承受这一切”
孩子却说：“爸爸，现在不必为我哭泣，
您可曾记得我童年时，我问为什么的时候，您是如何回答的吗？”
（您告诉我说）地心引力，就是地心引力
它并不想拉你下来
石头就只是石头
它看起来没什么用，但是却支撑起了整块陆地
风其实一直在吹，尽管我们看不见
风其实无处不在，就像我们要永远做好我们自己一样永恒
因为你，已经是你自己了
而且，你自己，是很坚强的
望着镜中的自己
我又有一个故事要讲述了
我把爱奉献给大家
但却对自己如同地狱般苛刻
我必须告诉自己
任何情况下都有着一个完美的策略
每一件事，我都希望
我能够做好我自己
花儿就是花儿
其实它并不需要努力盛开
光明就是光明
就会知道如何把整个屋子点亮
黑暗就是黑暗
所以，星星才会显得闪闪发亮
海水涨潮
是因为只有这样，它们才能在另一刻退潮
分手了，爱情才如此甜蜜
其实，爱情就是爱情，所以，它能够让我们懂得
我们，其实已经是我们自己了
而且，我们自己，是美丽的
是很坚强的
是很好的
是很闪亮的