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On Every Corner
120
On Tour
Alternative Folk
On Every Corner was released on November 1, 1991 by Righteous Babe Records as a part of the album Not So Soft
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Release DateNovember 1, 1991
LabelRighteous Babe Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM99

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Producer
Tony Romano
Tony Romano
Recording Engineer
Don Wilkinson
Don Wilkinson
Editing Engineer

Lyrics

death has been your lover
has brought you
the edges of your life
and now you are looking over
and all we can say is
it’s going to be alright
i am looking forward
to looking back on these days
when on every corner
someone holds a sign
that says i’m homeless
i’m hungry and
i have AIDS
how will they define
our generation
in the coming decades
who will tell the story
and what will they say
will they say the victims
were thought of as criminals
while the guilty sat on high
deciding their fate
ticking off statistics
in their spare time
tell me which is the crime
may you never test positive
pregnancy...HIV
may you never be the receptacle
of blame
may you never be the scapegoat
for a whole world
full of shame
may you never be fighting
for your life
and at the same
have to fight for your name
there are too few
who open both eyes
we sit back in our easy chairs
and try to sympathize
whether from the point
of a needle or
the edge of our beds
we too, like too many others
could be dead
our actions will define us
before a single definition
can be said
so what if god is testing us
what if that’s true
what are you going to do
what is the answer
to you
Written by: Ani DiFranco
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