Talk to Me Now lyrics

He said, "You've gotten tough"

'Cause my tone was curt

Yeah, and when I'm approached in a dark alley

I don't lift my skirt

In this city, self-preservation is a full time occupation

I'm determined to survive on this shore

You know I don't avert my eyes anymore

In a man's world, I am a woman by birth

And after nineteen times around

I have found they will stop at nothing

Once they know what you are worth

Talk to me now

I played the powerless in too many dark scenes

And I was blessed with a birth and a death

And I guess I just wanted some say in between

Don't you understand?

In the day to day and the face to face

I have to act just as strong as I can

Just to preserve a place

Where I can be who I am

Talk to me now

I still don't know how you can talk to me now

I still don't know how you can talk to me now

I still don't know how you can talk to me now

He said, "You've gotten tough"

'Cause my tone was curt

Yeah, and when I'm approached in a dark alley

I don't lift my skirt

In this city, self-preservation is a full time occupation

I'm determined to survive on this shore

You know I don't avert my eyes anymore

In a man's world, I am a woman by birth

And after nineteen times around

I have found they will stop at nothing

Once they know what you are worth

Talk to me now

• Artist:Ani DiFranco