www.AliceWallaceMusic.com - In this new climate of #TimesUp and #MeToo, women are finally feeling empowered to stand up to their aggressors. And this latest single from Southern California recording artist Alice Wallace continues this important conversation by addressing the compromises women have to make to move through the world - how women learn early on that the simple act of walking through an empty parking lot or getting a drink at a bar bring an inherent risk. Women are being asked to "live quiet as a mouse in a room full of elephants." "Elephants" - Written by Andrew Delaney Walk with a purpose through the parking lot Keys in your knuckles cause you ain’t got claws Remembering when your daddy taught you that Boys will be boys gotta watch your back Sitting there drinking at the bar alone Sharks come circle, wanna take you home You better not play coy, better not be mean Cause boys will be boys and they are fragile things And they’ve got names for the ones who talk back And the ones who wear those clothes They’ve got names for the ones who say yes And the ones who say no Hey baby, why you gotta be that way? Give us a smile you gotta pretty face There are things you do and things you can’t Live quiet as a mouse in a room full of elephants Don’t he look so handsome in his Sunday best? He said he’s sorry, you know the rest You shouldn’t really blame him he’s just a kid And boys will be boys, don’t call him what he is And they’ve got names for the ones who talk back And the ones who wear those clothes They’ve got names for the ones who say yes And the ones who say no

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