Looking For The Holes Lyrics - Not So Soft - Ani Difranco

I am looking for the holes 

The holes in your jeans 

Because I want to know 

Are they worn out in the seat 

Or are they worn out in the knees 

There are so many ways to wear 

What we've got before it's gone 

To make use of what is there 

I don't wear anything I can't wipe my hands on 

Do your politics fit between the headlines 

Are they written in newsprint, are they distant 

Mine are crossing an empty parking lot 

They are a woman walking home 

At night 

Alone 

They are six string that sing 

And wood that hums against my hipbone 

We can't afford to do anyone harm 

Because we owe them our lives 

Each breath is recycled from someone else's lungs 

Our enemies are the very air in disguise 

You can talk a great philosophy 

But if you can't be kind to people 

Every day 

It doesn't mean that much to me 

It's the little things you do 

The little things you say 

It's the love you give along the way 

When we patch things up 

They say a job well done 

But when we ask why 

Where did the rips come from 

They say we are subversive 

And extreme, of course 

We are just trying to track a problem to its source 

Because we know we can't sit back 

And let people come to harm 

We owe them our lives 

Each breath is recycled from someone else's lungs 

Our enemies are the very air 

Our enemies are the air 

We are looking for the holes 

The holes in your jeans 

Because we want to know 

Are they worn out in the seat 

Or are they worn out in the knees