Make Them Apologize Lyrics - Imperfectly - Ani Difranco

My breast is cradled 

In the curve of my guitar 

I'm breaking strings 

And other things 

Playing hard 

No I'm not on the rag 

But I'm not on the run 

I am matching the big boys 

One for one 

And I must admit, 

I'm having myself some fun 

Because the music business 

Is still run by men 

Like every business 

And everything 

But we can sing like a sonofabitch 

Make them twitch around their eyes 

Make them apologize 

He had a mean streak 

Three miles wide 

It was a long walk 

To the other side 

She tried to get through it 

Holding on to her smile 

But he wasn't worth the time it takes 

To make that mistake 

He just wasn't worthwhile 

She's been under command 

Of the wrong man 

And she'll give you everything 

Except the upper hand 

She was his mother, and his lover, 

And his wife 

Now she wants the luxury 

Of her own life 

'cause the marriage business 

Is still run by men 

Like every business 

And every thing 

But she can sing like a sonofabitch 

Make him twitch around his eyes 

Girl, make him apologize 

They all want to lead the fight 

And they know what they know all right 

But there's so much 

They don't understand 

What about the other sex 

What about the other hand 

They only know what they've been told 

And they're well cast 

But they don't break the mold 

And good sources are not enough 

So she calls their bluff 

Yeah, she calls their bluff 

'cause the revolution business 

Is still run by men 

Like every business 

And everything 

But we can sing like a sonofabitch 

Make them twitch around their eyes 

Until they realize 

They just don't realize