I got pulled over in west Texas
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so they could look inside my car
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he said are you an american citizen
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I said
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yes sir
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so far
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they made sure I wasn't smuggling
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someone in from Mexico
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someone willing to settle for america
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'cause there's nowhere else to go
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and every state line
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there's a new set of laws
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and every police man
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comes equipped with extended claws
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there's a thousand shades of white
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and a thousand shades of black
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but the same rule always applies
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smile pretty, and watch your back
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I broke down in Louisiana
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and I had to thumb a ride
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got in the first car that pulled over
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you can't be picky in the middle of the night
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he said
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baby, do you like to fool around
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baby, do you like to be touched
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I said
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maybe some other time
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fuck you very much
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and every state line
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there's a new set of laws
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and every police man
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comes equipped with extended claws
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there's a thousand shades of white
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and a thousand shades of black
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but the same rule always applies
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smile pretty, and watch your back
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I'm in the middle of alabama
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they stare at me where ever I go
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I don't think they like my haircut
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I don't think they like my clothes
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I can't wait to get back to New York City
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where at least when I walk down the street
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nobody ever hesitates
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to tell me exactly what they think of me
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and every state line
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there's a new set of laws
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and every police man
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comes equipped with extended claws
|
there's a thousand shades of white
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and a thousand shades of black
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but the same rule always applies
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smile pretty, and watch your back
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a little town in pennsylvania
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there was snow on the ground
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a parked in an empty lot
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where there was no one else around
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but I guess I was taking up too much space
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as I was trying to get some sleep
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'cause an officer came by anyway
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and told me I had to leave
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and every state line
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there's a new set of laws
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and every police man
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comes equipped with extended claws
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there's a thousand shades of white
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and a thousand shades of black
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but the same rule always applies
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smile pretty, and watch your back
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Every State Line
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| Ani DiFranco |
