Lyrics - Not A Pretty Girl by Difranco Ani

I am not a pretty girlthat is not what
I do
I ain't no damsel in distessand
I don't need to be rescuedso put me down punkmaybe you'd prefer a maiden fairisn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
I am not an angry girlbut it seems like
I've got everyone fooledevery time
I say something they find hard to hearthey chalk it up to my angerand never to their own fearand imagine you're a girljust trying to finally come cleanknowing full well they'd prefer youwere dirty and smilingand
I am sorry
I am not a maiden fairand
I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhereand generally my generationwouldn't be caught dead working for the manand generally
I agree with themtrouble is you gotta have youself an alternate planand
I have earned my disillusionment
I have been working all of my lifeand
I am a patriot
I have been fighting the good fightand what if there are no damsels in distresswhat if
I knew that and
I called your bluff?don't you think every kitten figures out how to get downwhether or not you ever show up
I am not a pretty girl
I don't want to be a pretty girlno
I want to be more than a pretty girl

Return to songs by Difranco Ani.