Il testo della Not a pretty girl

Ani Difranco

Data di rilascio : 01/07/1995

Durata : 0:03:57

Stile : Alternative

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, so put me down, punk, wouldn't you 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 but 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 really want to be a pretty girl
I want to be more than a pretty girl