ALANIS MORISSETTE

HAND IN MY POCKET

a) Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the right.

b) Circle the correct expressions in the chorus parts.

c) Guess what the singer is going to say in some lines.

c) Listen and check.

I’m broke but I’m _____________ grounded

I’m poor but I’m _____________ hopeful

I’m short but I’m _____________ yeah overwhelmed

I’m high but I’m _____________ happy

I’m sane but I’m _____________ healthy

I’m lost but I’m _____________ baby kind

What it all comes down to

Is that everything’s gonna be ___(circle the correct choice below)__

a) fine fine fine b) nice nice nice c) quite alright

‘Cause I’ve got one hand in

a) my pocket b) on my hips c) clasped in front

And the other is giving a _________

a) peace sign b) high five

I fell drunk but I’m _____________ working

I’m young and I’m _____________ sorry

I’m tired but I’m, _____________ yeah gone

I care but I’m _____________ underpaid

I’m here but I’m really _____________ restless

I’m wrong and I’m _____________baby sober

What it all comes down to

Is that everything's gonna be _________

a) fine fine fine b) nice nice nice c) quite alright

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is __________

a)giving a peace sign b) flicking a cigarette c) playing the piano

What it all comes down to

Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is __(guess what she is doing)_______

I’m free but I’m _____________ friendly

I’m green but I’m _____________, pretty

I’m hard but I’m _____________ baby focused

I’m sad but I’m _____________ chicken shit

I’m brave but I’m _____________ laughing

I’m sick but I’m _____________baby wise

And what it all boils down to

It’s that no one’s really got it figured out just yet

But I’ve got one hand in my pocket

And the other is giving a peace sign

What it all comes down to my friends, yeah

Is that everything’s just fine fine fine

Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket

And the other is __(guess what she is doing)_______

Lyrics by Alanis Morissette; music by Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette

From Jagged Little Pill, 1995