"I've never been a black woman before..." -words of wisdom spoken by me in English class.
I found a cd today that I'd forgotten about.
It's good. Not what I would usually listen to. But I had forgotten....
It's snowing on the west side.
Let me take you for a ride.
I'll be Bonnie and you'll be Clyde.
See if we can get ourselves killed
Before we die
And we'll drive like bandits on the Queensway.
We'll hold hands like in the movies.
I'll say, "Oh Clyde, you drive me crazy."
And you'll just capture me like it was
Armed robbery.
We'll pass through Prince Ed County,
And I'll steal you something pretty.
You'll say, "Man, well aren't I lucky,
I've gone and found myself a crooked lady."
We'll find the cure for our bad deed.
And maybe we will be redeemed.
~
Oh God, look at what I've done.
I've pulled it all apart just for fun,
Just to see if it would come undone.
Now it's all come undone.
~
Just a few more days 'til spring,
And I'm crossing my fingers--
Let this snow melt into rain.
The city is deserted,
As if everybody heard
That this town doesn't want us 'round today.
And I've got that feeling,
My life is caving in.
I can't help but feel that way..
Don't you tell me that,
All in good time,
That I'll be just fine.
I'd feel so much better
If you'd loosen my tether,
As I'm tossed about your cold white pole.
I'd get on the freeway,
Won't stop driving til next Tuesday,
And put a thousand miles between us or more.
I know that's not possible,
All the streets here run in circles.
i wouldn't even make it out of the core.
So don't you tell me that,
All in good time,
That I'll be just fine.
Don't you try and ease my mind,
Don't waste my time.
If I do get through this,
I promise you this:
Next time around, I'll get it right.
I'll walk through your ghost town
In nothing but my nightgown,
And you can blow with all your might.
And I'll face you smiling,
Whether dying or surviving.
But for now I've just got to try and make it through tonight.
~
He said, "Take off your clothes for me,
I've got a dirty fantasy.
Your body's generosity
Could really be of use to me."
Naturally, I said, "Certainly."
He said, "I've got some time,
If you don't mind
To close your eyes
And be robbed blind,
I'm in a bind, you'd be so kind."
His words were sweet and silver-lined.
I said, "Fine," well, how can I decline?
And he's told me I'm efficient,
Conveniently complacent.
He told me that I got the job done.
He said I best do all that I can
To make him a better man,
ANd make him a better man
When he's gone.
Better when he's gone.
I don't know what he takes me for,
But he's had me and he'll take me more.
He says that's what sweet flesh is for.
Oh, what's left but this apple core..
~
When I strip for my window,
The audience is always easy.
And when I kiss my pillow,
At least I know what he sees in me.
I could be seductive,
But I'm just not seductive.
I'm not the mystery that you made of me.
So I've boarded up the windows of my palace.
So I've grown accustomed to rose-colored glasses.
I called all the local papers,
Saying, "Look what he did to me,
Look what he said to me,
Don't take this guy seriously."
Still, I find myself on my knees
Repenting relentlessly
For what he didn't find in me,
For what I didn't turn out to be.
He says I boarded up the windows of my palace,
That I've grown accustomed to rose-colored glasses.
So I live the life in pink,
So I'm different than you think,
So I'm not so outrageous,
I'm not so outrageous.
There was a time I was mighty,
When I stood as tall as I can.
Yeah, once I was mighty.
Now you've made me even smaller than I am.
So I live the life in pink,
So I'm different than you think.
I'm not so outrageous.
So I couldn't do what you did.
I'm a little more timid.
I'm not so courageous.
Once I was mighty.
It's good. Not what I would usually listen to. But I had forgotten....
It's snowing on the west side.
Let me take you for a ride.
I'll be Bonnie and you'll be Clyde.
See if we can get ourselves killed
Before we die
And we'll drive like bandits on the Queensway.
We'll hold hands like in the movies.
I'll say, "Oh Clyde, you drive me crazy."
And you'll just capture me like it was
Armed robbery.
We'll pass through Prince Ed County,
And I'll steal you something pretty.
You'll say, "Man, well aren't I lucky,
I've gone and found myself a crooked lady."
We'll find the cure for our bad deed.
And maybe we will be redeemed.
~
Oh God, look at what I've done.
I've pulled it all apart just for fun,
Just to see if it would come undone.
Now it's all come undone.
~
Just a few more days 'til spring,
And I'm crossing my fingers--
Let this snow melt into rain.
The city is deserted,
As if everybody heard
That this town doesn't want us 'round today.
And I've got that feeling,
My life is caving in.
I can't help but feel that way..
Don't you tell me that,
All in good time,
That I'll be just fine.
I'd feel so much better
If you'd loosen my tether,
As I'm tossed about your cold white pole.
I'd get on the freeway,
Won't stop driving til next Tuesday,
And put a thousand miles between us or more.
I know that's not possible,
All the streets here run in circles.
i wouldn't even make it out of the core.
So don't you tell me that,
All in good time,
That I'll be just fine.
Don't you try and ease my mind,
Don't waste my time.
If I do get through this,
I promise you this:
Next time around, I'll get it right.
I'll walk through your ghost town
In nothing but my nightgown,
And you can blow with all your might.
And I'll face you smiling,
Whether dying or surviving.
But for now I've just got to try and make it through tonight.
~
He said, "Take off your clothes for me,
I've got a dirty fantasy.
Your body's generosity
Could really be of use to me."
Naturally, I said, "Certainly."
He said, "I've got some time,
If you don't mind
To close your eyes
And be robbed blind,
I'm in a bind, you'd be so kind."
His words were sweet and silver-lined.
I said, "Fine," well, how can I decline?
And he's told me I'm efficient,
Conveniently complacent.
He told me that I got the job done.
He said I best do all that I can
To make him a better man,
ANd make him a better man
When he's gone.
Better when he's gone.
I don't know what he takes me for,
But he's had me and he'll take me more.
He says that's what sweet flesh is for.
Oh, what's left but this apple core..
~
When I strip for my window,
The audience is always easy.
And when I kiss my pillow,
At least I know what he sees in me.
I could be seductive,
But I'm just not seductive.
I'm not the mystery that you made of me.
So I've boarded up the windows of my palace.
So I've grown accustomed to rose-colored glasses.
I called all the local papers,
Saying, "Look what he did to me,
Look what he said to me,
Don't take this guy seriously."
Still, I find myself on my knees
Repenting relentlessly
For what he didn't find in me,
For what I didn't turn out to be.
He says I boarded up the windows of my palace,
That I've grown accustomed to rose-colored glasses.
So I live the life in pink,
So I'm different than you think,
So I'm not so outrageous,
I'm not so outrageous.
There was a time I was mighty,
When I stood as tall as I can.
Yeah, once I was mighty.
Now you've made me even smaller than I am.
So I live the life in pink,
So I'm different than you think.
I'm not so outrageous.
So I couldn't do what you did.
I'm a little more timid.
I'm not so courageous.
Once I was mighty.