I Am NOT Your Pretty Girl...

Ani does it again...speaks my innermost truth and leaves me UTTERLY speechless...

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NOT A PRETTY GIRL

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 hard 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
And 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 gotta have yourself
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?
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


~ Ani DiFranco ~