Lisa Loeb was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 11, 1968 to Jewish-American parents. The family eventually settled in Dallas, Texas. After high school Lisa attended Brown University in Rhode Island where she formed Liz and Lisawith friend Elizabeth Mitchell. After moving to New York and playing coffee shops, friend Ethan Hawke convinced the producers of the movie "Reality Bites" to use Lisa's song "Stay (I Missed You)". The song hit #1 for three weeks in the summer of 1994, making Lisa the first unsignedartist to have a number one song in the history of the Billboard charts.
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Lisa Loeb

No teacher to follow, no prophet to tell me how,
But I know what I want, I know what I want now.
Like water, it rushes,
Its the last thing you see when you close your eyes,
Its the one place you want to be.
But if it doesnt brush my shoulder, and it doesnt beat my heart,
Thats not what I want, thats not where I will start.
I never kissed somebody so that they would break my heart,
Thats not what I want.
If you dont know what youre missing
Cause you dont know where to start,
Follow your wishing heart.
I was restless, x4
I just want this to be good, x2
But you dont understand,
You dont understand me, and I want to be understood.
But if it doesnt brush my shoulder,
And it doesnt beat my heart,
Thats not what I want - no, thats not where I will start.
I never kissed somebody so that they would break my heart,
Thats not what I want.
If we all leap before we crawl, we might fall,
And its not always candy spun from head to heart,
And its not always meant to be,
And its not always up to me.
But if it doesnt brush my shoulders, and it doesnt beat my heart.
Thats not what I want, thats not where I will start.
I never kissed somebody so that they would break my heart,
Thats not what I want.
If you dont know what youre missing,
cause you dont know where to start,
You dont know what youre missing
Follow your wishing heart.