he said ani, you've gotten tough
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'cause my tone was curt
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yeah, and when I'm approached in a dark alley
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I don't lift my skirt
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in this city
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self-preservation
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is a full time occupation
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I'm determined
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to survive on this shore
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you know I don't
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avert my eyes anymore
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in a man's world
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I am a woman by birth
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and after nineteen times around I have found
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they will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth
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talk to me now
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I played the powerless
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in too many dark scenes
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and I was blessed with a birth and a death
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and I guess I just want some say in between
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don't you understand
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in the day to day
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and the face to face
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I have to act
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just as strong as I can
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just to preserve a place
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where I can be who I am
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so if you still know how
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talk to me now
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Talk To Me Now
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Ani DiFranco |