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I been sitting here in this graveyard;
it's a green and sweet and somber place.
And anyone could come and stay with me awhile,
if they don't mind the quiet, and they can leave with grace.

But I'm ready to go now.
I'm ready to crawl into your tiny house.
Ready to hang my leather jacket next to yours,
and I'm ready to love you.

I don't know if your heart's like mine;
the water's warm, but I'm only ankle deep.
I don't know what you look like when you cry.
I wanna know what you look like when you sleep.

I'm taking a risk, but it isn't much.
My heart wasn't put here not to love.
My body wasn't made not to be touched,
I'm thirty-eight years old, and I'm ready to love you.

If I'm not what you're after;
well, I get that, of course.
But if whatever's going to happen, happens:
I'm responsible for my heart, and you for yours.

But whenever mine finally stops, and my nerves short out,
if anyone gets to do a final count,
they'll see I spent tonight, this week, this month
being ready to love you.

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from In The Dark (Awake Of Course​)​, Vol. 1, released March 29, 2021
Amina Shareef Ali - vocals, guitar, harmonica, drum programming

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Amina Shareef Ali Oakland, California

Based in Oakland, California, Amina Shareef Ali performs songs of love and struggle, of pain and wonder, of loss and redemption. Lyrics by turns poignant and sardonic are set against a backdrop of American music both traditional and modern, from folk to punk to country to jazz to rock and roll. ... more

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