I am not a pretty girl
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that is not what I do
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I ain't no damsel in distess
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and I don't need to be rescued
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so put me down punk
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maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair
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isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
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I am not an angry girl
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but it seems like I've got everyone fooled
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every time I say something they find hard to hear
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they chalk it up to my anger
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and never to their own fear
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and imagine you're a girl
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just trying to finally come clean
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knowing full well they'd prefer you
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were dirty and smiling
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and I am sorry
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I am not a maiden fair
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and I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
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and generally my generation
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wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
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and generally I agree with them
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trouble is you gotta have youself an alternate plan
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and I have earned my disillusionment
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I have been working all of my life
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and I am a patriot
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I have been fighting the good fight
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and what if there are no damsels in distress
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what if I knew that and I called your bluff?
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don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
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whether or not you ever show up
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I am not a pretty girl
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I don't want to be a pretty girl
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no I want to be more than a pretty girl
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Not A Pretty Girl
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| Ani DiFranco |
