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, 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 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 but 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 yourself 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 really want to be a pretty girl I want to be more than a pretty girl