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