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Girl on a Road

from Boulder by Bitch

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My momma was a waitress
My daddy a truckdriver.
The thing that kept their power from them
slowed me down awhile.

I remember the morning
that was the closing of my youth,
when I said goodbye to no one
and in that way faced my truth...
and a walk along the river...
and a rain a'coming down...
and a girl on a road.


There's a rhythm to a highway
to match the rhythm of your fears.
My shopping bag possessions
scattered with my splattered tears.

A string of nights in truck stops
in darkness and in lies
and a man they all called Tigerboy...
he just had to show me why.
He just had to give me something
I'd forever understand...
as a girl on a road.


Rain upon the water makes footprints sunk in sand.
Anger upon angry hurt, take me by the hand.
Take me by the heartstrings and pull me deep inside
and say I'm one with your forgiveness and separate from my pride.


I don't know what it's like for you
but here's what it's like for me...
I wanted to turn beautiful and serve Eternity
and never follow money or love with
greasy hands, or move the earth and waters
just to make it fit my plans.
My eyes would be the harbor,
my words the perfect place
for a girl on a road.


I met you in the Summer, I left you in the Fall.
In between we did some living...
I like to think that's all...
but now I see words can be like weapons
no matter that they're small,
and I used three tiny words on you
and then beat it down the hall.
Does this road go on forever?
Does this terror know no end...
for a girl on a road?

Rain upon the water makes footprints sunk in sand.
Anger upon angry hurt, take me by the hand.
Take me by the heartstrings pull me deep inside
say I'm one with your forgiveness and separate from my pride.


You cannot measure what it takes
to mend a withered heart.
They'll tell you at the onset everybody does their part.
I did my best to follow the calling of my soul.
But, it's like that first guitar I played...
at the center is a hole, at the center is a...longing...
that I cannot understand
as a girl on a road.


But if music be a boulder, let me carry it a long while.
Let it turn into a feather, let it brush against my smile.
Let the life be somewhat settled
with the life that song has made.
Let there be nothing I am longing for
in some plan I may have made,
in some story quickly written
during a long forgotten time
as a girl on a road.

Rain upon the water makes footprints sunk in sand.
Anger upon angry hurt, take me by the hand.
Take me by the heartstrings pull me deep inside
say I'm one with your forgiveness and separate from my pride.



Copyright 1995 Nemesis Publishing (BMI)

credits

from Boulder, released June 8, 2008
Ferron--Guitar, Vocals
Bitch--Backups, Violin
Samantha Parton--Backups
Ani Difranco--Backups, Vibes
Geo Wyeth--Piano

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Bitch Los Angeles, California

The longstanding queer music icon Bitch makes witchy poet pop. She does it with violins and synthesizers, and the songs she writes are spectral, heartbreaking, political, and beautiful. "Bitchcraft" is like Joni Mitchell set to a click track, it’s queer Cyndi Lauper. It’s neon pink, in your face, ready to hex you with its brilliance. ... more

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