Not a Pretty Girl - Ani DiFranco

I Am Not A Pretty Girl

That Is Not What I Do

I Ain’t No Damsel In Distess

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 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?

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