The Bicycle Song

by Nicole Almond

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I wonder if my bicycle will trigger the light change
I'm small, but I'm formidable, in this giant car lane
This city doesn't like us, so we slink off to the right
get scared when big cars rush by and cant see us at night

and, oh, how I'm dreaming of my own white lines to lie between
and, oh, how I'm dreaming of a peace
between their grumbling engines and my whispering tires
Let's get on the same page, let's uncross our wires

I struggle and I struggle but I just can't keep up
My body has less horses than any of their trucks
And mid-day traffic hates me, all the drivers cannot stand
The circling of my ankles and the curving of my hands

and, oh, How I'm dreaming of my own white lines to lie between and
and, oh, how I'm dreaming of a peace
between their grumbling engines and my whispering tires,
Lets get on the same page, let's uncross our wires

Cause we all gotta go to work in the morning,
and we all gotta get back home at night.
I'm moving my body,
you're moving your body,
and that's all right

I was thinking maybe we could make a compromise
Try to respect each other as we try to live our lives
Forget sharing the planet, we can't even share the road
Remember, bigger vehicles can carry bigger loads

And if you don't like it, well I'll see you in the crisis
When all the diesel engines die
Oh, how I dream of when those fossil fuels deplete
And gentle pedestrians gracefully take back the street

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released September 15, 2015
Music & Lyrics by Nicole Almond.

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