Lyrics Not a Pretty Girl - Ani DiFranco

Not a Pretty Girl

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