Lirieke:
Ani Difranco Educated Guess

school is in session, get your chin off your desk Now pick up your pencil and turn over your test Use your education and take an educated guess about

What dreams cause me to abandon my pillow each night Push away each of them, in fact Since there always seem to be more than one Then wake to aching stiff

my good natured way In fact I'm laughing less in general But I learned a lot at my own funeral And I knew you'd be the death of me So I guess that's

I am an all powerful Amazon warrior Not just some sniveling girl So no matter what I think I need You know, I can't possibly Have a need in this world

The light blue flickering rhythm Of the neighbor's big console TV Is basking on the ceiling Of another insomniatic spree And outside sleep's open window

What's the point Of all this pointless proximity? If you won't talk, take me for a walk Through a little story All these years Have made me sick to tears

I love my country By which I mean, I am indebted joyfully To all the people throughout its history Who have fought the government to make right Where

school is in session Get your chin off your desk Now pick up your pencil And turn over your test Use your education And take an educated guess About

Vertaling: Difranco, Ani. Opgevoed Guess.