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hide n' seekme and all the kids from the neighborhoodwe play out in the street all summer long the rule was we had to go home at night when the streetlights came on we were oblivious to the rest of the world we'd hold up the cars in the street yeah, we'd always play boys against girls and both sides would cheat strange men would stop their cars at the curb say hey sweetheart, come here i'd go up to the window and they'd have their dick out in their hand and a sick little sneer i'd say here we go again yeah, o.k. this time you win and i would feel dirty and i'd feel ashamed but i wouldn't let it stop my game we would play hide and go seek the territory would be the whole block sometimes the older boys when they'd find you they wouldn't wanna tag you they'd just wanna talk they'd say what would you do for a quarter come on, we don't have that much time and i'd think a minute and i'd say o.k. give me the quarter first fine this time you win here we go again and i would feel dirty and i would feel ashamed but i wouldn't let it stop my game i remember my first trip alone on the greyhound bus a man put his hands on me as soon as night fell i remember when i was leaving how excited i was i remember when i arrived i didn't feel so well i remember the teacher at school got me so sick and scared that i went into the bathroom and threw up in my hair and i could go on but you know what it just gets worse and i should probably stop there girl the next time he wants to know what your problem is girl next time he wants to know where the anger comes from just tell him this time the problem's his just tell him the anger just comes it just comes © 1997 ani difranco / righteous babe music |
