The Thing at Hand Ani DiFranco

[Verse]
Thanks to the bullfrogs and the crickets and the cicadas
Thanks to the loons and the songbirds too
Thanks to all my music teachers
And the beauty they exude

They remind me I don’t need to be anything
I don’t need a look, I don’t need a brand
They remind me I don’t need to be anything
I don’t need to know what to say, I don’t need to know where I stand

[Chorus]
I just need to show up
For the thing at hand
Yes I just need to show up
For the thing at hand

[Verse]
I’m not black or white or gray
I’m not he or she or they
I’m not gay or bi or straight
I’m just me and maybe that’s just another thing to say

[Chorus]
I just wanna show up
For the thing at hand
Yeah I’m just trying to show up
For the thing at hand