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
You want to make good in the end
and oh, how let me count the ways,
I abhor you.
and you were never a good lay
and you were never 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,
you can use the engine blocks.
We'll ride out to California,
with my hands around your chest
and I'll pretend this is real,
cuz it's what I like best.
You've been juggling two women
just like a circus clown,
telling us both "We are the one".
and maybe you can keep me
from ever being happy
but your not going to stop me
from having fun
So let's go, before I change my mind,
leave the luggage of all your lies behind,
cuz I am bigger than anything that came before.
and you were never very kind
and you let me way down all the time
buy oh, what can I say, I adore you.
(this is the perfect love/hate song, and it's not directed at anybody, but I like the principle of not being stopped by having fun)
Ani DiFranco
