Ani Difranco - Back Back Back Lyrics
Back back back in the back of your mindAre you learning an angry language,Tell me boy boy boy are you tending to your joyOr are you just letting it vanquishBack back back in the dark of your mindWhere the eyes of your demons are gleaminAre you mad mad madAbout the life you never hadEven when you are dreaming.Who are these old old peopleIn these nursing homesScowling away at nothingLike big rag dolls just cursing at the wallsAnd pulling out all of their stuffingEvery day is a door leading back to the coreYes, old age will distill youAn dif youre this this this full of bitterness nowSome day it will just fill youWhen you sit righ tdown in the middle of yourselfYoure gonna wanna have a comfortable chairSo renovate your soul before you get too oldCuz your egonna be housebound thereWhen youre old you fold up like an envelopeAnd you mail yourself right insideAnd theres nowhere to goExcept out real slowAre you ready, boy, for that ride?Your arrogance is gaining on youAnd so is eternityYou better practice happinessYou better practice humilityYou took the air, you took the timeYou were fed and you were freeNow youd better put some beauty backWhile you got the energyYoud better put some beauty back, boyWhile you got the energy
