(SO MUCH SHOUTING, SO MUCH LAUGHTER: stray cats, track 11)
(EVOLVE, track 12)

welcome to:
words and music by ani difranco © 2003 righteous babe music / BMI

welcome to
no amount of stoned makes you feel ok
welcome to
this year's alone - brought to you by christmas day
welcome to
the darkness into which praying people pray 

it's quiet here except for this song
now that everybody's gone
but hey
least you don't have to play along today 

welcome to
something like elation when you first open your eyes
just cuz it means 
that you musta finally got to sleep last night
welcome to
the precipice between groundlessness and flight 

it's quiet here except for this song
now that everybody's gone
but hey
least you don't have to play along today 

besides which
welcome to 
taking the good stuff down off of the shelf
and welcome to
the art of conversation with yourself
welcome to
humming an unbroken tune all day long
yes it's quiet here
but hey
least you don't have to play along today