Ani Difranco - Manhole Lyrics
I'm holding here a bookNotable, but not the greatestStolen for me by the latestIn a long line of thievesAnd I'm just about to drop itDown that manhole of memoriesWhen I realize it doesn't bother meLike love's mementos usually doAnd I look up to see who's different hereThe latest me or the latest youCourse, you're the kind of guy who doesn't lieHe just doctors everythingChooses some unassuming fingerAnd quietly moves his wedding ringWho rewrites his autobiographyFor any pretty girl who'll singBut you can't fool the queen, babyCuz I married the kingAnd maybe it was I who betrayed his majestyWith no opposite realityLike a puddle with no reflectionOf the sky or the treesBut after my dreaded beheadingI tied that sucker back on with a stringAnd I guess I'm pretty different nowConsideringI kissed you on the street that nightOn the far side of fourBut I didn't like the tasteIn my mouth or yoursAnd ignoring the persona you wore for my benefitFor once I had the balls to call itJust call itBut a lesson must be livedIn order to be learnedAnd the clarity to see and stop this nowThat is what I've earnedAnd maybe it was I who betrayed his majestyWith no opposite realityLike a puddle with no reflectionOf the sky or the treesBut after my dreaded beheadingI tied that sucker back on with a stringAnd I guess I'm pretty different nowConsideringI'm holding here a bookNotable, but not the greatestStolen for me by the latestIn a long line of thievesAnd I'm just about to drop itDown that manhole of memoriesWhen I realize it doesn't bother meAnd heartache not so direCuz I looked up to see integrityFinally won over desire
