Ani Difranco / Power Center / 6-23-06

untouchable face

think i'm going for a walk now   
i feel a little unsteady  
i don't want nobody to follow me  
'cept maybe you     
i could make you happy, you know  
if you weren't already  
i could do a lot of things   
and i do      

 
tell you the truth i prefer the worst of you  
too bad you had to have a better half   
she's not really my type    
but i think you two are forever   
and i hate to say it but you're perfect together      
 
so fuck you   
and your untouchable face  
fuck you  
for existing in the first place   
and who am i    
that i should be vying for your touch   
who am i   
bet you can't even tell me that much      
 
2:30 in the morning    
and my gas tank will be empty soon   
neon sign on the horizon   
rubbing elbows with the moon   
safe haven of the sleepless   
where the deep fryer's always on   
radio is counting down the top 20 country songs      
 
out on the porch the fly strip is  
waving like a flag in the wind   
you know i really don't look forward   
to seeing you again soon.      
 
you look like a photograph of yourself   
taken from far far away    
i won't know what to do   
i won't know what to say      
so fuck you...     
 
i see you and i'm so perplexed   
what was i thinking   
what will i think of next   
where can i hide   
in the back room there's a lamp  
 that hangs over the pool table   
and when the fan is on it swings   
gently side to side   


there's a changing constellation   
of balls as we are playing  
i see orion and say nothing    
the only thing i can think of saying       
is fuck you...