Lyric Letter To A John - Ani DiFranco

Lyric Song Letter To A John: don t ask me why I m crying
I m not going to tell you what s wrong
I m just gonna sit on your lap
for five dollars a song
I want you to pay me for my beauty
I think it s only right
cause I have been paying for it
all of my life

I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
and I m gonna go away

we barely have time to react in this world
let alone rehearse
and I don t think I m better than you
but I don t think that I m worse
women learn to be women
and men learn to be men
and I don t blame it all on you
but I don t want to be your friend

I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
and I m gonna go away

I was eleven years old
he was as old as my dad
and he took something from me
I didn t even know that I had
so don t tell me about decency
don t tell me about pride
just give me something for my trouble
cause this timeit s not a free ride

I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
I m gonna take the money I make
and I m gonna go away

don t ask me why I m crying
I m not going to tell you what s wrong
I m just gonna sit on your lap
for five dollars a songs
I want you to pay me for my beauty
I think it s only right
cause I have been paying for it
all of my life

now I just wanna take
and I m just gonna take
I m gonna take
and I m gonna go away