"You Were Meant for Me"  is a folk pop song written by Jewel and Steve Poltz and performed by Jewel on her first album, Pieces of You.  It relates the singer's incomprehension of a failed relationship, and her inadequate attempts at moving on with her life.  It was the second single from that album and went on to receive a great deal of recognition.  It became a hit and reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and went to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a single week.  "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant For Me" ranked at number 15 on Billboard's All Time Top 100 in 2008.  The song was also re-recorded for Jewel's Greatest Hits album with backing vocals from the country trio Pistol Annies.  (More from Wikipedia)