I Learned Early

I don't know how to celebrate being a woman

There's very little to celebrate without conjuring hate

And I often wonder about the genuineness of their smiles

'Cause they've been seeking to plunder my thighs

While giving me compliments about my pretty eyes

See, I learned pretty early

That being a female is not easy '

Cause they're constantly taking from me

And they let the boys run free

They said "Close your legs so men don't pry"

Like their lust is my seven-year-old responsibility

They said "Don't play like a boy, act like a lady

Become his baby so maybe he'll stay"

And I don't know if I want him to stay

'Cause those who've come before him have almost killed me

I learned early that things don't work that way

So I tried to be a boy

'Cause the boys looked safe

They didn't have to worry about being undressed

They could sit with nothing on and their legs wide spread

Nobody tried to get inside them like with me

He made me feel dirty

And if I could choose I would rid what is female from me

'Cause it's not safe to be a girl in a female body

(It's not safe to be a girl in a female body)