Artist: Christine Kane
Album: A Thousand Girls (1997)
Everyday she’s exhausted
Everyday she works til too late
Everyday it’s the boss behind her
Bad breath on her shoulder blade
Everyday is a bad mood
And take home pay is a lie they tell you
She drowns her sorrow in Thai food, cartoons
And Joni Mitchell “Blue”
All the boys in their business suits
Go golfing on the weekend
She gets annoyed but the plain truth is
That she just might end up like them
And all the sudden it’s pitch black
And all the sudden she’s one year older
And all the sudden the clocks turn back, today in fact
And she says, no no no
If I were me I’d live my life
Get out and see what the world is like
The only thing they’ll be saying is she’s different now
And she lives down south
And she says to say hello to you
She’s walking into the wind this weekend
Walking by the train tracks
If she were Kerouac, she’d jump this train and not look back
Man, she swears that she loves that sound
Makes her feel like she’s someone she don’t know
Who’d really care if she left right now?
Her mom might frown and her dad, well, he’d say no
(no no no)
If I were me I’d live my life
Maybe at least I’d do one thing right
The only thing they’ll be saying is she’s different now
And she lives down South
And she says to say hello to you
Everyday she’s exhausted
Everyday she’s up at sunrise
M&M’s and a coffee
Are the best part of the subway ride
Then the rain starts, and there’s something about the rain
And she thinks, aw hell I’ll just go home
If I were me I’d live my life
Go sea to sea on a three speed bike
The only thing they’ll be saying is she’s writing a novel
If I were me I’d be just my type
Get out and see what the world is like
The only thing they’ll be saying is she’s different now
She lives down south
And she says to say hello to you
