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ANI DIFRANCO lyrics : "Jukebox"

in the jukebox of her memory
the list of names flips by and stops
she closes her eyes

and smiles as the record drops

then she drinks herself up and out

of her kitchen chair
and she dances out of time
as slow as she can sway

for as long as she can say
this dance is mine
this dance is mine


her hair bears silent witness
to the passing of time

tattoos like mile markers
map the distance she has gone
winning some, losing some

she says my sister still calls every sunday night
after the rates go down
and i can never manage to say anything right

my whole life blew up
and now its all coming down


and she says leave me alone
tonight i just wanna stay home
she fills the pot with water

she drops in the bone
she says, i've got a darkness that i have to feed
i've got a sadness

that grows up around me like a weed
and i'm not hurting anyone
i'm just spiraling in

as she closes her eyes
and hears the song begin again


she appreciates the phone calls
the consoling cards and such
she appreciates all the people

who come by and try to pull her back in touch
they try to hold the lid down tightly
and they try to shake well

but the oil and water
just want to separate themselves


she drinks herself up and out of her kitchen chair
and she dances out of time
as slow as she can sway

for as long as she can say
this dance is mine
this dance is mine

this dance is mine

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