Difranco Ani Gravel Lyrics

Gravel Lyrics

I heard the sound of your bike
as your wheels hit the gravel
and your
engine in the driveway, cutting off
I pushed through the screen door
and
I stood out on the porch
thinking fight, fight, fight, at all costs
But
instead I let you in
just like I've always done
I sat you down and
offered you a beer
and across the kitchen table
I fired several
rounds
but you were still sitting there when the smoke cleared
You came
crawling back to say
that you want to make good in the end
oh, let me
count the ways that I abhore you
you were never a good lay
and you never
were a good friend
but oh, what can I say, I adore you
All I need is my
leather
one t-shirt and two socks
I'll keep my hands warm in your
pockets
and you can use the engine blocks
we'll ride out to
California
with my arms around your chest
and i'll pretend this is
real
cuz this is what I like best
You've been juggling two women
like
a stupid circus clown
telling both we are the one
and maybe you can keep
me
from ever being happy
but you're not going to stop me
from having
fun
So let's go, before I change my mind
I'll leave the luggage of all
your lies behind
cuz I am bigger  than everything that came before
you
were never very kind
and you let me way down every time
but oh, what can
I say, I adore you