Ankara Sundays

Yesterday she said her prayers and thank yous Morning heat crowding her room and thighs She could taste the salty fight begin Before it even started Yesterday the rains were heavy last night Woke her to attention once or twice But there's water for bath or tea now And she could smell the hunger of her sex and arms Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Ankara Sunday Gonna put her lace on Forget about things for a while Ankara Sunday Puttin' her best face on Smile until the sun goes down Yesterday she had okada wings on Flying home in prayer and dust Saw more sadness than she should have to Listening for mercy along the bitter road Yesterday's night shadows were still hungry But there's no light to move the air She could feel the sickness moving through her And the mosquitoes resting on her bellow Ankara Sunday Gonna put her lace on Forget about things for a while Ankara Sunday Puttin' her best face on Smile until the sun goes down Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Ankara Sunday Gonna put her lace on Forget about things for a while Ankara Sunday Puttin' her best face on Smile until the sun goes down Ankara Sunday Gonna put her lace on Forget about things for a while Ankara Sunday Puttin' her best face on Smile until the sun goes down Hopefully she'll sleep While generators hum one thousand lullabies Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hopefully she'll dream While city lights exhale one thousand sighs Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm Ankara Sunday Gonna put her lace on Forget about things for a while Ankara Sunday Puttin' her best face on Smile until the sun goes down