Ani Difranco - Jukebox Lyrics
In the jukebox of her memoryThe list of names flips by and stopsShe closes her eyesAnd smiles as the record dropsThen she drinks herself up and outOf her kitchen chairAnd she dances out of timeAs slow as she can swayFor as long as she can sayThis dance is mineThis dance is mineHer hair bears silent witnessTo the passing of timeTattoos like mile markersMap the distance she has goneWinning some, losing someShe says my sister still calls every sunday nightAfter the rates go downAnd I can never manage to say anything rightMy whole life blew upAnd now its all coming downAnd she says leave me aloneTonight I just wanna stay homeShe fills the pot with waterShe drops in the boneShe says, Ive got a darkness that I have to feedIve got a sadnessThat grows up around me like a weedAnd Im not hurting anyoneIm just spiraling inAs she closes her eyesAnd hears the song begin againShe appreciates the phone callsThe consoling cards and suchShe appreciates all the peopleWho come by and try to pull her back in touchThey try to hold the lid down tightlyAnd they try to shake wellBut the oil and waterJust want to separate themselvesShe drinks herself up and out of her kitchen chairAnd she dances out of timeAs slow as she can swayFor as long as she can sayThis dance is mineThis dance is mineThis dance is mine
