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Well, you broke down in the desert,
blown out without a spare.
And I had to stop and click my tongue.
"That's a real beaut you got there."
You laughed, "What, this old clunker?
I've had it since I was a teen."
"Oh, it's a classic fixer-upper.
I can make it run like a dream."

But you said, "This heart is not your project.
It needs more than you're investing."
I replied, "Cost is no object,
if that's what you're suggesting."

And I tasted it that one time,
just a slave to my sweet tooth.
It was ready to drop from the vine,
overripe and easily bruised.
And I sank my teeth into the flesh
of that gushing, sticky treat.
Then I buckled, feeling poisoned,
as you staggered to your feet.

You said, "This heart is not your supper,
not some fabled knowledge fruit.
And whatever you learned but didn't earn,
it falls from grace with you."

"Well, this heart is not a ladybug
to catch to charm your fate.
It isn't a prescription drug
to heal, intoxicate
or to help you sleep at night.
This love is not your light.
And sweet or cruel, it isn't fuel
for those cheap love songs you write."

Well, our terms were violated.
I had to evict you from my heart.
And someone spray-painted 'slumlord'
at your going-away party.
Well, you won't get any deposit back,
and I've changed the locks on the doors.
But there's still all this shit lying around,
and I'm sure some of it's yours.

Well, this heart is not a home for you,
it's a warehouse for all spite.
And our love's lost in there somewhere,
but we won't find it tonight.

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from Holy Rock & Roll, released April 9, 2011

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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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