Talk To Me Now: Ani Difranco
He said, "Ani, you've gotten tough"
Cause my tone was curt
And when I am 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 man's world, I am a woman by birth
And I turn 19 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 or 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
Talk to me now
Will you still know how, you can talk to me now
He said, "Ani, you've gotten tough"
Cause my tone was curt
And when I am approached in a dark alley, I don't lift my skirt
In this city, self-preserevation 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 I turn 19 times around, I have found
They will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth
Talk to me now
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