You Learn

Album: Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Charted: 24 6
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  • Oh, oh, oh

    I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah
    I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah

    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

    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, I, oh, oh

    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

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

    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 Writer/s: Alanis Nadine Morissette, Glen Ballard
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Rocksteadypete from Rotterdam, The NetherlandsFunny, it is the essence of "Buddhism", allthough according to Budhidharma (Founder of Zen-Buddhism in Japan around 700 's)
  • Kateri from Albany, Nythis song sends a really good message
    it should be #1 on itunes
  • Brian from Vancouver, CanadaI always thought it was you nerd
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