Rush Hour Lyrics - Ani Difranco - Ani Difranco

Rush hour and the day's dawning 

The rain came and pushed me under the awning 

The puddles grew and threw themselves at me 

With every passing car I'm shielding my guitar 

And there were some things I did not tell him 

There were certain things he did not need to know 

And there were some days I did not love him 

He didn't understand me and I did not know why I didn't go 

He said, "change the channel. I've got problems of 

My own. I am sick of hearing about 

AIDS and people without homes." 

And I said, " well, Id like to sympathize with 

That, but if you don't understand, then how can you act?" 

I expect summer to be there in the morning. 

I woke to the alarm, but she was out of arms 

Reach, sneaking out on silent thighs. 

That were spent and sore from the hot nights that came before 

He said, "I looked at you. I don't know why." 

I said, "I was wearing black so you couldn't see 

Me against the sky." 

Take your big leather boots, and your buckles, 

And your chains, put them on a downtown train 

I expect he would be there in the morning 

I awoke to the alarm 

He was still in arm's reach, 

But his body was just a disguise 

His mind had wondered off long ago 

I could tell by his eyes 

Love isn't over when the sheets are stained 

In my head there remains so much left to be said 

Make me laugh, 

Make me cry, 

Enrage me, 

But just don't try to disengage me