Pale Purple Lyrics - Ani Difranco - Ani Difranco

Pale purple nipples, goose pimpled 

She shivers shifts from a walk to a trot 

Alone in the city infested with faces 

Immune to new friendships 

Interested in places she's never seen 

She says everything is gray here 

And nothing is green 

The girls from down the street 

Sixteen, seventeen years old 

You can smell them getting pregnant 

You can hear their rock and roll 

That's America you have to be tough 

Like a glad trash bag the government's an old nag 

With a good pedigree but pedigree's don't help you and me 

I see the precedent is gray here and nothing is green 

Unless something unforeseen happens 

I'm surrounded by the haves 

They say I can have some too 

Just because of what I do 

Do they think a lot about those who have not 

Or does it just distract them from what they do 

Most of us have gray 

Except for those who can pay for green 

I'm torn, I'm torn, rejecting outfits offered me 

Regretting things I've worn 

When I was still playing roles to fill holes 

In my conception of who I am 

You know, now I understand 

It's not important to be defined 

It's only important to use your time well 

Well, time is something nobody can buy 

And nobody can sell you 

So don't let anybody tell you they have the advantage 

Because all the gray people can say every day 

Doesn't mean anything if your mind is green 

Pale purple nipples, goose pimpled 

She shivers shifts from a walk to a trot 

Alone in the city infested with faces 

Immune to new friendships 

Interested in places she's never seen 

She says everything is gray here 

Otherwise I'd stay here 

But I'm looking for green