"Play God" - Ani DiFranco by Ani DiFranco

ani difranco -voices, guitar, orchestration
ivan neville- bass, piano
terence higgins- drums
skerik- amped-up saxophones
recorded by mike napolitano at big blue in New Orleans, Louisiana
mixed by tchad blake on planet tchad
mastered by brian lucey in the magic garden
words and music by ani d.
c 2016 righteous babe music

New single "Play God" out October 7.

Lyrics:

I was done at 16
showin up for class
I was out there
in the ring
learnin how to kick some ass
I was done at 16
using my momma's key
it was all on me
yes it was all on me

weren't no free rides
weren't no IOU's
I pulled my weight
I paid my dues
and I showed up
to enlist
on the first day of recruits
how bout you?
how bout you

I'm my brother's keeper
every chance I can
I pay my taxes
like any working man
and I feel I've earned
my right to choose
you don't get to play God, man
I do
you don't get to play God, man
I do

CHORUS
you get to run the world
in your special way
you get much more
much more than your say
government, religion
it's all just patriarchy
I must insist
you leave this one thing to me

just one thing that a man needs
to be truly free
this is the modern world
and that one thing is money
but there are two things
that a woman needs
control over her own body

yes I pay the price
on top of everything
each month a bill
each month a reckoning
and each seed that dies
I cry and I bleed
so you can't tell me
no you can't tell me

I am a soldier
it's my blood that flows
I'd give my life
so that this tree can grow
you don't know creation
like I know
so you can't tell me
no you can't tell me

CHORUS

I'm my brother's keeper
every chance I can
I pay my taxes
like any workin man
and I feel I've earned
my right to choose
you don't get to play God
I do
you don't get to play God
I do
you don't get to play God
I do