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, 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 am sorry,

but I am not a maiden fair,

and I am not a kitten, stuck up a tree somewhere.

Generally my generation

would never be caught dead working for the man.

And generally I agree with them,

trouble is you got to find yourself an alternate plan.

And I have earned my disallusionment,

I have been working

all of my life.

And 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.

Don't really want to be a pretty girl.

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