Knuckledown-Ani DiFranco

[00:00.00] [00:32.27]That's just my cowgirl alter-ego [00:33.80]Riding on her bar room bull [00:36.04]Dripping with the sweat of irony [00:37.81]As the cowboys whoop and drool [00:39.87]Shooting glances at the mirror [00:41.33]To see if her scar is showing [00:43.53]She is truly going nowhere tonight [00:46.50] [00:47.77]Lecherous old lady wanna-be [00:49.75]Much too young and shy [00:51.68]Flailing her whole life [00:52.80]Just thinking she can teach herself to fly [00:55.59]Vehement romantic [00:56.79]Frantic for forever right now [00:59.41]But forever's going nowhere tonight [01:02.53] [01:03.19]Sick of goading her self-loathing [01:04.93]She thinks, I think I'd better leave [01:07.12]'Course whiskey makes me smarter [01:09.03]And I'm happy as can be [01:11.18]But please excuse me darlin [01:12.87]It's not you [01:14.58]It's me [01:15.40] [01:18.93]And there's a dusty old dust storm on mars, they say [01:23.44]So tonight you can't see it too clear [01:26.92]Still I stood in line to look through their telescope [01:34.66]Looked like a distant ship light [01:38.84]As seen from a foggy pier [01:43.09]And I know that I was warned [01:45.60]Still it was not what I hoped [01:51.23]Yes I know that I was warned [01:53.87]Still it was not what I hoped [01:55.94] [01:59.46]I think I'm done gunnin to get closer [02:04.27]To some imagined bliss [02:07.30]I gotta knuckle down [02:10.29]And just be ok with this [02:15.33]I gonna knuckle down [02:18.49]Just be ok with this [02:24.13]'Course that star struck girl is already someone I miss [02:30.26] [02:46.52]I swear some stuff you just see better from further away [02:50.46]And I think I communicate best now, the less I say [02:54.58]And I can't dance if the band can't play [02:58.53]And the vibe is going nowhere tonight [03:01.31] [03:02.46]'Cuz somewhere between Hollywood and its pretty happiness [03:06.31]And an anguish so infinite it's anybody's guess [03:09.93]Is a place where people are all teachers [03:12.49]And this just one long class [03:14.28]And that ass will get you nowhere tonight [03:17.37] [03:18.28]There's a dusty old dust storm on mars they say [03:22.83]So tonight you can't see it too clear [03:26.35]Still I stood in line to look through their telescope [03:34.15]Looked like a distant ship light [03:38.30]As seen from a foggy pier [03:42.58]And I know that I was warned [03:44.91]Still it was not what I hoped [03:50.74]Yeah I know that I was warned [03:53.32]Still it was not what I hoped [03:56.38] [03:59.29]I think I'm done gunnin to get closer [04:03.91]To some imagined bliss [04:06.83]I gotta knuckle down [04:09.84]Just be ok with this [04:14.98]Gotta knuckle down [04:18.22]Just be ok with this [04:21.52] [04:24.01]'Course that star struck girl is already someone I miss [04:29.82] [04:30.57] [04:31.16] [04:31.90] [04:32.50]END