Asking Too Much Lyrics - Not A Pretty Girl - Ani Difranco

I want somebody who sees the pointlessness 

And still keeps their purpose in mind 

I want somebody who has a tortured soul 

Some of the time 

I want somebody who will either put out for me 

Or put me out of misery 

Or maybe just put it all to words 

And make me go, you know 

I never heard it put that way 

Make me say, what did you just say? 

I want somebody who can hold my interest 

Hold it and never let it go 

Someone who can flatten me with a kiss 

That hits like a fist 

Or a sentence, that stops me like a brick wall 

If you hear me talking 

Listen to what I'm not saying 

If you hear me playing guitar 

Listen to what I'm not playing 

And don't ask me to put words 

To all the silences I wrote 

Don't ask me to put words 

To all the spaces between notes 

In fact if you have to ask, forget it 

Do and you'll regret it 

I'm tired of being the interesting one 

I'm tired of having fun for two 

Just lay yourself on the line 

And I might lay myself down by you 

But don't sit behind your eyes 

And wait for me to surprise you 

I want somebody who can make me 

Scream until it's funny 

Give me a run for my money 

I want someone who can 

Twist me up in knots 

Tell me, for the woman who has everything 

What have you got? 

I want someone who's not afraid of me 

Or anyone else 

In other words I want someone 

Who's not afraid of them self 

Do you think I'm asking too much?