Alanis Morissette

from the CD "Jagged Little Pill"

You Learn

I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room
Swallow it down, what a jagged little pill
It feels so good swimming in your stomach
Wait until the dust settles

You live, you learn...you love, you learn...you cry, you learn...you lose, you learn...you bleed, you learn...you scream, you learn

I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time....feel free
Throw it down, the caution blocks you from the wind
Hold it up to the rays
You wait and see when the smoke clears

chorus

Wear it out, the way a three-year-old would do
Melt it down, you're gonna have to eventually, anyway
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend

chorus

You grieve, you learn...you choke, you learn...you laugh, you learn...you choose, you learn...you pray, you learn...you ask, you learn..

You live, you learn....

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You Oughta Know

I want you to know that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me..is she perveted like me?
Would she go down on you in a theater?
Does she speak eloquently?
And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

Cause the love that you gave, that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide...no--
And every time you speak her name,
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died...but you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know...

You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, and I thought you should know
Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity?
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
And are you thinking of me when you fuck her?

chorus

Cause the joke that you laid in the bed, that was me
And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes, and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back,
I hope you feel it...well, can you feel it?

And I'm here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know (2X)