Life Boat

Song Life Boat
Artist Ani DiFranco
Album Buffalo

Lyrics

[00:32.88] Every time I open my mouth
[00:36.27] or take off my clothes
[00:38.53] I'm raw and frostbitten from
[00:42.13] being exposed
[00:45.00] I got red scabby hands
[00:47.96] and purple scabby feet
[00:50.54] And you can smell me coming from
[00:54.57] halfway down the street
[00:57.12]
[01:03.25] And I remember that old hotel had quite the smell
[01:06.91] where I'd go to use the phone
[01:09.48] Between the donut shop and the pizza parlor
[01:12.96] where I learned to live alone
[01:15.48] Sweet sixteen and smiling
[01:19.16] my way out of any jam
[01:21.67] Learning the ways of the world, oh my
[01:26.02] Learning the ways of man
[01:28.17]
[01:34.76] And I didn't really want a baby
[01:37.15] and I guess I had a choice
[01:40.65] But I just let it grow inside me
[01:44.01] this persistent little voice
[01:47.28] And I guess I got her off and running
[01:50.22] and run off is what she did
[01:52.91] And that's part of what I think about
[01:56.66] think about that kid
[01:59.58]
[02:06.00] So now there's nothing left to wish upon
[02:09.26] except for passing cars
[02:11.94] The cacophony of city lights
[02:15.47] is drowning out the stars
[02:18.79] This park bench is a life boat
[02:21.52] and the rest a big dark sea
[02:24.84] And I'm just gonna lie here until
[02:27.75] something comes and finds me
[02:30.69]
[02:37.11] Yeah I got this tired old face
[02:39.88] still grinning most of the time
[02:43.17] Just 'cause it don't have a better way
[02:46.54] to express what's on it's mind
[02:49.44] And I got this running monologue
[02:52.89] entertaining in it's outrage
[02:56.06] And I've got the air of an animal
[02:58.82] That's been living in a cage
[03:01.86]
[03:15.15] Every time I open my mouth
[03:18.29] or take off my clothes
[03:21.06] I'm raw and frostbitten from
[03:24.42] being exposed
[03:27.58] I got red scabby hands
[03:30.26] and purple scabby feet
[03:33.10] And you can smell me coming from
[03:36.81] halfway down the street
[03:39.38]
[03:51.00]
[04:09.00]