Not A Pretty Girl Lyrics by Ani DiFranco

Not A Pretty Girl Lyrics

    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
    Maybe you'd 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 heard to hear
    They chalk it up to my anger
    And never to their own fear
    And 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
    I am not a maiden fair
    I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere

    And generally my generation
    Wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
    And generally I agree with them
    Trouble is you've gotta have yourself an alternative 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?
    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 want to be a pretty girl
    No, I want to be more than a pretty girl

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