Life Boat Lyrics - Which Side Are You On - Ani Difranco

Every time I open my mouth 

I take off my clothes 

I'm raw and frostbitten from 

Being exposed 

I got red scabby hands 

And purple scabby feet 

And you can smell me coming from 

Halfway down the street oh 

And I remember that old hotel had quite the smell 

Where I would go to use the phone 

Between the donut shop and the pizza parlor 

Where I learned to live alone 

Sweet sixteen and smiling 

My way out of any jam 

Learning the ways of the world, oh my 

Learning the ways of man oh 

And I didn't really want a baby 

And I guess that I had a choice 

But I just let it grow inside me 

This persistent little voice 

And I guess I got her off and running 

And then run off is what she did 

And that's part of what I think about 

Think about that kid oh 

So now there's nothing left to wish upon 

Except for passing cars 

The cacophony of city lights 

Is drowning out the stars 

This park bench is a life boat 

And the rest a big dark sea 

And I'm just gonna lie here until 

Something comes and finds me oh 

Yeah I got this tired old face 

Still grinning most of the time 

Just 'cause it don't have a better way 

To express what's on it's mind 

And I got this running monologue 

Entertaining in it's outrage 

And I've got the air of an animal 

That's been living in a cage oh 

Every time I open my mouth 

I take off my clothes 

I'm raw and frostbitten from 

Being exposed 

I got red scabby hands 

And purple scabby feet 

And you can smell me coming from 

Halfway down the street