Ani Difranco - Talk To Me Now lyrics

He said Ani, you've gotten tough

'Cause my tone was curt

Yeah, and when I'm approached in a dark alley

I don't lift my skirt

In this city

Self-preservation is a full time occupation

I'm determined to survive on this shore

You know I don't avert my eyes anymore

In a man's world

I am a woman by birth

And after nineteen times around I have found

They will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth

Talk to me now

I played the powerless in too many dark scenes

And I was blessed with a birth and a death

And I guess I just want some say in between

Don't you understand

In the day to day

And the face to face

I have to act

Just as strong as I can

Just to preserve a place

Where I can be who I am

So if you still know how

Talk to me now