Amanda Palmer - Ampersand

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I walk down my street at night

The city lights are cold and violent

I am comforted by the approaching

sound of trucks and sirens.

Even though the world's so bad

These men rush out to help the dying

And though I am no use to them

I do my part by simply smiling

The ghetto boys are cat calling me

As I pull my keys from my pocket

I wonder if this method of courtship

has ever been effective

Has any girl in history said

"Sure. You seem so nice, let's get it on."

Still I always shock them when I answer

"Hi, my name's, Amanda."

And I'm not gonna live my life

On one side of an ampersand

And even if I went with you

I'm not the girl you think I am

And I'm not gonna match you

'Cause I'll loose my voice completely

No I'm not gonna watch you

'Cause I'm not the one that's crazy

I have wasted years of my life

Agonizing about the fires

I started when I thought

To be strong you must be flame retardant

And now to dress the wounds called into question

How authentic they are

There is always someone criticizing me

She just likes playing hospital

Lying in my bed

I remember what you said

There's no such thing as accidents

But you've got the headstones all ready

All carved up and pretty

Your sick satisfaction

Knows his and her matching

The daisies all push up

In pairs to the horizon

Your eyes full of ketchup

It's nice that you're trying

But you've got the headstones all ready

All carved up and pretty

Your sick satisfaction

Knows his and her matching

The daisies all push up

In pairs to the horizon

Your eyes full of ketchup

It's nice that you're trying

And I'm not gonna live my life

On one side of an ampersand

And even if I went with you

I'm not the girl you think I am

And I'm not gonna match you

'Cause I'll loose my voice completely

No I'm not gonna watch you

'Cause I'm not the one that's crazy

As I wake up to a cough

The fire burned the block

But ironically stopped at my apartment

And my housemates all are sleeping soundly

And nobody deserves to die but you

Were awful adamant

That if I didn't love you

Then you had just one alternative

And I may be romantic

And I may risk my life for it

But I ain't gonna die for you

You know I ain't no Juliet

And I'm not gonna watch you

While you burn yourself out, baby

No I'm not gonna stop you

'Cause I'm not the one that's crazy