Lyrics

[Verse 1] My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why I'm not named for anybody it's just a name out of the sky They thought was pretty, I guess, way back when I'll change it some day; I like to pretend I'm just a visitor here, like on one of those shows In a house full of people I don't hardly know But we'll all get to home in a week or so Back to real life [Verse 2] And I'm pickin' up the carpet in the corner where I crash I'm too tired to separate the pennies from the trash And I don't guess it matters even why Jesus died I can tell you 'bout sins [Verse 3] We got this duplex up on Fire Line Road It's way out from town so the rent's pretty low Not much more than a cinder-block cell Just like the one next door, and the next one as well And the bus don't run out here but three times a day The 7-Eleven, it's a full mile away And there's a car in the yard, mostly rust and dents We moved here in it but it hadn't run since [Chorus] Forget my name, can you forget my face? Gonna lose myself in some finer place Finer places where I'll go I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road [Verse 4] And there's a pile of daddy's quick-picks scattered on the floor Among the half empty bottles, that chair against the door In case he comes home drinkin' with lovin' on his mind I'd never let it happen but that don't stop him tryin' My sister weren't so lucky, he got to her too soon She never saw it comin' he knew just what to do To keep her silent, I swear to god I'll kill him if I can He said she made him do it – after all, he's just a man [Chorus] Forget my name, can you forget my face? Gonna lose myself in some finer place Finer places, where I'll go And I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road (2, 3, 4...) [Verse 5] Now she snorts that crank and stares at the phone She ain't big as a minute, just skin on bone She bites her nails right down to the quick And they've taken her babies and they won't give 'em back And I know she loves 'em and god knows she tries But when you're that far down you're just gonna to get high It's like eatin' or breathin' to the rest of us She can't even feel bad without the stuff [Chorus] Forget my name, can you forget my face? Gonna lose myself in some finer place Finer places where I'll go I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road [Outro] My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why