one of my favorite Ani DiFranco songs
Not A Pretty Girl
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 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
imagine you’re a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they’d prefer
you were dirty
and smiling
i’m 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
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
