Life Boat-Ani DiFranco

[00:32.88]Every time I open my mouth [00:36.27]or take off my clothes [00:38.53]I'm raw and frostbitten from [00:42.13]being exposed [00:45.00]I got red scabby hands [00:47.96]and purple scabby feet [00:50.54]And you can smell me coming from [00:54.57]halfway down the street [00:57.12] [01:03.25]And I remember that old hotel had quite the smell [01:06.91]where I'd go to use the phone [01:09.48]Between the donut shop and the pizza parlor [01:12.96]where I learned to live alone [01:15.48]Sweet sixteen and smiling [01:19.16]my way out of any jam [01:21.67]Learning the ways of the world, oh my [01:26.02]Learning the ways of man [01:28.17] [01:34.76]And I didn't really want a baby [01:37.15]and I guess I had a choice [01:40.65]But I just let it grow inside me [01:44.01]this persistent little voice [01:47.28]And I guess I got her off and running [01:50.22]and run off is what she did [01:52.91]And that's part of what I think about [01:56.66]think about that kid [01:59.58] [02:06.00]So now there's nothing left to wish upon [02:09.26]except for passing cars [02:11.94]The cacophony of city lights [02:15.47]is drowning out the stars [02:18.79]This park bench is a life boat [02:21.52]and the rest a big dark sea [02:24.84]And I'm just gonna lie here until [02:27.75]something comes and finds me [02:30.69] [02:37.11]Yeah I got this tired old face [02:39.88]still grinning most of the time [02:43.17]Just 'cause it don't have a better way [02:46.54]to express what's on it's mind [02:49.44]And I got this running monologue [02:52.89]entertaining in it's outrage [02:56.06]And I've got the air of an animal [02:58.82]That's been living in a cage [03:01.86] [03:15.15]Every time I open my mouth [03:18.29]or take off my clothes [03:21.06]I'm raw and frostbitten from [03:24.42]being exposed [03:27.58]I got red scabby hands [03:30.26]and purple scabby feet [03:33.10]And you can smell me coming from [03:36.81]halfway down the street [03:39.38] [03:51.00] [04:09.00]