Ani Difranco - Back Back Back (Sacramento 10.25.03) lyrics

Back back back in the back of your mind Are you learning an angry language Tell me boy boy boy are you tending to your joy Or are you just letting it vanquish Back back back in the dark of your mind Where the eyes of your demons are gleamin Are you mad mad mad About the life you never had Even when you are dreaming Who are these old old people In these nursing homes Scowling away at nothing Like big rag dolls just cursing at the walls And pulling out all of their stuffing Every day is a door leading back to the core Yes, old age will distill you And if you're this this this full of bitterness now Some day it will just fill you When you sit right down in the middle of yourself You're gonna wanna have a comfortable chair So renovate your soul before you get too old Cuz you'r egonna be housebound there When you're old you fold up like an envelope And you mail yourself right inside And there's nowhere to go Except out real slow Are you ready, boy, for that ride? Your arrogance is gaining on you And so is eternity You better practice happiness You better practice humility You took the air, you took the time You were fed and you were free Now you'd better put some beauty back While you got the energy You'd better put some beauty back, boy While you got the energy