Not Me — текст песни (Suzanne Vega)

I said, I am a little girl

He said, you never were

I said, I am not ready

He said, then tell me when you are

I said, I am too young for this

He said, you are not really

I said, I think I am afraid

He said, youre being silly





Not me

Not me





I said, I do not understand

He said, you are pretending

That would seem to contradict

The message you are sending

I said, you must be lonely

He said, I would not worry

I said, I think Im dreaming

Or Im growing in a hurry





This is not me

Not me





He took somebody by the hair

And dragged her down the hall

He took her to the bathroom

Where they could not hear the call

He took her to a little room

She could not find the key

But I dont know who it was because

I know it was





Not me

Not me





And when will you stop running

From a human situation?

He said, do you think your silences

Are helping this relation?

Do you think your solitude

Will teach you to be free?

I said, I dont know who youre talking to

I know it is not me





Not me

Not me





(june 1981)