Ani Difranco - Knuckle Down Lyrics
That's just my cowgirl alter-egoRiding on her bar room bullDripping with the sweat of ironyAs the cowboys whoop and droolShooting glances at the mirrorTo see if her scar is showingShe is truly going nowhere tonightLecherous old lady wanna-beMuch too young and shyFlailing her whole lifeJust thinking she can teach herself to flyVehement romanticFrantic for forever right nowBut forever's going nowhere tonightSick of goading her self-loathingShe thinks, I think I'd better leave'Course whiskey makes me smarterAnd I'm happy as can beBut please excuse me darlinIt's not youIt's meAnd there's a dusty old dust storm on mars, they saySo tonight you can't see it too clearStill I stood in line to look through their telescopeLooked like a distant ship lightAs seen from a foggy pierAnd I know that I was warnedStill it was not what I hopedYes I know that I was warnedStill it was not what I hopedI think I'm done gunnin to get closerTo some imagined blissI gotta knuckle downAnd just be ok with thisI'm gonna knuckle downJust be ok with this'Course that star struck girl is already someone I missI swear some stuff you just see better from further awayAnd I think I communicate best now, the less I sayAnd I can't dance if the band can't playAnd the vibe is going nowhere tonight'Cuz somewhere between Hollywood and its pretty happinessAnd an anguish so infinite it's anybody's guessIs a place where people are all teachersAnd this just one long classAnd that ass will get you nowhere tonightThere's a dusty old dust storm on mars they saySo tonight you can't see it too clearStill I stood in line to look through their telescopeLooked like a distant ship lightAs seen from a foggy pierAnd I know that I was warnedStill it was not what I hopedYeah I know that I was warnedStill it was not what I hopedI think I'm done gunnin to get closerTo some imagined blissI gotta knuckle downJust be ok with thisGotta knuckle downJust be ok with this'Course that star struck girlIs already someone I miss
