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