Ani Difranco - School Night Lyrics
She went over to his apartmentClutching her decisionAnd he said, did you come here to tell me goodbye?So she built a skyscraper of procrastinationAnd then she leaned out the twenty-fifth floor windowOf her replyAnd she felt like an actressJust reading her linesWhen she finally saidYes. its really goodbye this timeAnd far below was the blacktopAnd the tiny toy carsAnd it all fell so fastAnd it all fell so farAnd she said:You are a miracle but that is not allYou are also a stiff drink and I am on callYou are a party and I am a school nightAnd Im lookin for my door keyBut you are my porch lightAnd youll never know, dearJust how much I loved youYoull probably think this wasJust my big excuseBut I stand committedTo a love that came before youAnd the fact that I adore youIs but one of my truthsWhat of the motherWhose house is in flamesAnd both of her childrenAre in their beds cryingAnd she loves them bothWith the whole of her heartBut she knows she can onlyCarry one at a time?Shes choking on the smokeOf unthinkable choicesShe is haunted by the voicesOf so many desiresShes bent over from the businessOf begging forgivenessWhile frantically running aroundPutting out firesBut then what kind of scaleCompares the weight of two beautiesThe gravity of dutiesOr the ground speed of joy?Tell me what kind of gaugeCan quantify elation?What kind of equationCould I possibly employ?And youll never know, dearJust how much I loved youYou probably think this wasJust my big excuseBut I stand committedTo a love that came before youAnd the fact that I adore youIs just one of my truthsSo iIm goin homeTo please the one I so love pleasingAnd I dont expectHell have much sympathy for my grievingBut I guess that this is the priceThat we pay for the privilegeOf living for even a dayIn a world with so many thingsWorth believingInClarinet, saxophone ? hansTrumpet ? shaneElectric and acoustic baritone guitars, singing ? ani
