Anticipate Lyrics - Not So Soft - Ani Difranco

you are subtle as a window pane 

standing in my view 

but i will wait for it to rain 

so that i can see you 

you call me up at night 

when there's no light passing through 

and you think that i don't understand 

but i do 

we don't say everything that we could 

so that we can say later 

oh, you misunderstood 

i hold my cards up 

close to my chest 

i say what i have to 

and i hold back the rest 

'cause someone you don't know 

is someone you don't know 

get a firm grip, girl 

before you let go 

for every hand extended 

another lies in wait 

keep your eye on that one 

anticipate 

dress down get out there 

pick a fight with the police 

we will get it all on film 

for the new release 

seems like everyone's an actor 

or they're an actor's best friend 

i wonder what was wrong to begin with 

that they should all have to pretend 

we lost sight of everything 

when we have to keep checking our backs 

i think we should all just smile 

come clean 

and relax