As I was listening to this album on the way to the library today, I remembered this was one of Mere's favorite song, and the time she went to see Ani even though she had a sinus infection


Not a Pretty Girl lyrics

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 youwere dirty
and smiling
and I am sorry
I am not a maiden fair
and I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere

[Ani DiFranco, Not a Pretty Girl lyrics and video on http://crocmusic.com/]

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

A little ironic, no?