Not a Pretty Girl — текст песни (Ani Difranco)

I am not a pretty girl

That is not what I do

I aint no damsel in distess

And I dont need to be rescued

So put me down punk

Maybe youd prefer a maiden fair

Isnt there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere



I am not an angry girl

But it seems like Ive 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

And imagine youre a girl

Just trying to finally come clean

Knowing full well theyd prefer you

Were dirty and smiling



And I am sorry

I am not a maiden fair

And I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere



And generally my generation

Wouldnt be caught dead working for the man

And generally I agree with them

Trouble is you gotta have youself an alternate plan

And I have earned my disillusionment

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?

Dont you think every kitten figures out how to get down

Whether or not you ever show up



I am not a pretty girl

I dont want to be a pretty girl

No I want to be more than a pretty girl