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Boy Girl

from Oakland! by Albert Alexander

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In bed with her I'm not sure whether I'm a girl or boy
Her finger in between my lips, I nibble it all coy
And she twitches, sucks her teeth, opens big brown eyes
It's a peaceful look she gives me as we writhe
'Til our bodies don't work perfect
But I'm less concerned with my erectness than the nerves beneath her necklace
We get tender, we get reckless, and I know her through her words
But what she wrote's quite different from these sweet murmurs

We've been so many people
We've been so many people
I can't believe we could be so many people
Even if it's hard to follow
Show me all of them

I love all of them

It's okay to be soft
She lies there, small voice telling me she's tough
I feel her muscles flex
I've seen her be strong, I wanna see her rest
'Cause something hurts beneath her breast, and she keeps it covered
With a sports bra and by writing up teen trauma like she caused it
Baby take a moment pause it, I promise that you're safe
Don't worry if you'll hurt me, be light, be brave

We've been so many people
We've been so many people
I can't believe we could be so many people
Even if it's hard to follow
Show me all of them, show me all of them
And we'll keep them in our hands to hold
As we play and tease and scratch and seize
And find release, and leave
To go back into the world, as mostly
Just a boy and girl

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from Oakland!, released March 1, 2013

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Albert Alexander Oakland, California

Folk and rock storytelling.

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