Folk
Talk to Me Now
by Ani DiFranco
Release Date:
1990-09-01
Lyrics
He said 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 the 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 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 wanted some say in between
Dont 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
