These are the lyrics to the Ani DiFranco song, "Providence," on which sings background vocals. They came from an Ani fan site.
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Providence written by Ani DiFranco

who would know at this party that I
would walk in and I'd see you.
I guess now
we could just get drunk
yeah, that could be our excuse
I could slip
from out of nowhere
you could be there to catch my fall?
we could laugh
at ourselves
and the writing that's on the wall

[next two verses are the chorus]

it's a narrow margin
just room enough for regret
in the inch and a half between
hey, how you been and
can I kiss you yet
so we talk, like, nervous neighbors over a tall fence
true love, but for the lack of providence

but I just got one more
thing to tell you
'cuz words are vitamins
and life is short
and I know when I get up
to the front office
I'm gonna have to fill out a full report
and the first question will be
what were you thinking
and the next question will be
what did you say
then they're gonna check to see
if the answers to one and two
match up much, along the way

[chorus is over]

in the interest of poetry
and the cowboy movie that's you and me
I'm back on the horse now
I am riding high
I am striding so effortlessly
what I mean is
it's late, much to late for us
and I'm fixing to go home
with just my conscious
and a bitter sense of irony as my chaperone

[chorus]

true love, but for the lack of providence.
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