Not a Pretty Girl

I am not a pretty girl

That's not what I do

I ain't no damsel in distress

And I don't need to be rescued

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

Never to their own fear

And imagine you're a girl

Just trying to finally come clean

Knowing full well they prefer you were dirty

And smiling

I am sorry

But I am not a maiden fair

And I am not a kitten

Stuck up a tree somewhere

Generally my generation

Wouldn't be caught dead working for the man

And generally I agree with them

Trouble is you got to have yourself an alternate plan

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