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Alibi

from A Badly Broken Code by Dessa

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Well I’m sure it’s complicated
And I’m sure your story
Goes way back
But you’re looking desperate lately
And now is not the time
To look like that.
I don’t know if he did it
And I won’t ask
There’s a lot of good women
With a lot of bad backs
Your man’s in something heavy,
It already looks bad
Careful what you carry
On his behalf.
And I’m sure he’s
Thinking of you too
Not the type to snitch and run, but
But sometimes they say
It’s the plain truth
99 problems…

(Chorus)
Well I don’t don’t need need
Need to know
But there’s a set of my keys
Left under your door
And if you need a place
To sleep tonight
Well that’s what family’s for
And I don’t don’t need need
Need to know
But I’d put on my best fresh
Little black dress
And go get seen tonight
Work on that alibi of yours.

Now I don’t mean
To be your mother
Got my own kids to raise
And I don’t aim to blow your cover
It’s your own hell to pay.
But the word on the street
Is a page out of Blake
Your man made money
But he made mistakes
And now that Revelation’s coming
Looks to you for a break
You’ve always been cunning
With those brave escapes
But take a minute now,
Think this through
Give it a second
And a bird’s eye view
Think of the moments
You’ve got left to lose
How much time
Are you really down to do?

Chorus

Now I’ve seen the way
That you count your blessings
With hatch marks on the wall
And I’ve seen you coming out of Sunday confession
With a numbered list and all.
Now I don’t bow
My head for supper,
I never do kneel beside my bed,
But it looks like
Your afterlife is covered,
I hope on Earth
You’re careful kid.

Chorus

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from A Badly Broken Code, released January 19, 2010
Produced by Paper Tiger.
Recorded at The Birdcage.

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Dessa is a writer and touring musician based in Manhattan and Minneapolis. Quick wit, sharp pen, soft heart.

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