Grey — Ani Difranco

The sky is grey

The sand is grey

And the ocean is grey

And I feel right at home

In this stunning monochrome

Alone in my way

I smoke and I drink

And every time I blink

I have a tiny dream

But as bad as I am

Im proud of the fact

That Im worse than I seem

What kind of paradise am I looking for?

Ive got everything I want and still I want more

Maybe some tiny shiny key

Will wash up on the shore

You walk through my walls

Like a ghost on tv

You penetrate me

And my little pink heart

Is on its little brown raft

Floating out to sea

And what can I say

But Im wired this way

And youre wired to me

And what can I do

But wallow in you

Unintentionally

What kind of paradise am I looking for?

Ive got everything I want and still I want more

Maybe some tiny shiny key

Will wash up on the shore

Regretfully

I guess Ive only got three

Simple things to say:

Why me?

Why this now?

Why this way?

With overtones ringing

And undertows pulling away

Under a sky that is grey

On sand that is grey

By an ocean thats grey

What kind of paradise am I looking for?

Ive got everything I want

And still I want more

Maybe some tiny shiny key

Will wash up on the shore