Manhole

Song Manhole
Artist Ani DiFranco
Album Knuckle Down

Lyrics

[00:00.00] ani difranco - manhole
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[00:19.71] i'm holding here a book
[00:21.55] notable, but not the greatest
[00:24.15] stolen for me by the latest
[00:26.74] in a long line of thieves
[00:29.15] and i'm just about to drop it
[00:31.30] down that manhole of memories
[00:33.97] when i realize it doesn't bother me
[00:36.16] like love's mementos usually do
[00:38.86] and i look up to see who's different here
[00:41.15] the latest me or the latest you
[00:43.86]
[00:44.23] course, you're the kind of guy who doesn't lie
[00:46.35] he just doctors everything
[00:48.21] chooses some unassuming finger
[00:50.53] and quietly moves his wedding ring
[00:53.25] who rewrites his autobiography
[00:55.48] for any pretty girl who'll sing
[00:58.28] but you can't fool the queen, baby
[01:00.71] cuz i married the king
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[01:03.06] and maybe it was i who betrayed his majesty
[01:05.05] with no opposite reality
[01:08.02] like a puddle with no reflection
[01:10.68] of the sky or the trees
[01:13.09] but after my dreaded beheading
[01:14.90] i tied that sucker back on with a string
[01:17.92] and i guess i'm pretty different now
[01:22.08] considering
[01:23.46]
[01:43.52] i kissed you on the street that night
[01:45.75] on the far side of four
[01:48.96] but i didn't like the taste
[01:50.73] in my mouth or yours
[01:53.85] and ignoring the persona you wore for my benefit
[01:57.32] for once i had the balls to call it
[02:00.80] just call it
[02:03.46] but a lesson must be lived
[02:05.80] in order to be learned
[02:08.14] and the clarity to see and stop this now
[02:10.66] that is what i've earned
[02:12.54]
[02:12.91] and maybe it was i who betrayed his majesty
[02:15.24] with no opposite reality
[02:17.77] like a puddle with no reflection
[02:20.47] of the sky or the trees
[02:22.79] but after my dreaded beheading
[02:24.54] i tied that sucker back on with a string
[02:27.56] and i guess i'm pretty different now
[02:31.87] considering
[02:34.02]
[02:53.04] i'm holding here a book
[02:54.82] notable, but not the greatest
[02:57.51] stolen for me by the latest
[03:00.13] in a long line of thieves
[03:02.56] and i'm just about to drop it
[03:04.70] down that manhole of memories
[03:07.30] when i realize it doesn't bother me
[03:09.98] and heartache not so dire
[03:12.36] cuz i looked up to see integrity
[03:14.74] finally won over desire
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[03:43.47] end