My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why 
I'm not named for anybody, it's a name out of the sky 
They thought it 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 

And I'm picking 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 about sins 

They 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 7-11, 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 hasn't run since 

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 

And there's a pile of daddy's quick-picks scattered on 
the floor 
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 coming, 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 

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 

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 them 
back 
And I know she loves them and god knows she tries, 
But when you're that far down you're just going to get 
high 
It's like eating or breathing to the rest of us 
She can't even feel bad without the stuff 

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 

My name is Alice Walker, they never told me why