Might not be as beautiful as Marilyn
Standing in the mirror in these blue jeans
Voices in my head saying they're too tight
Even though I bought them last week
Might not be as stylish as Audrey
The image of envy and grace
If that's what it means to be a woman,
I'm always gonna feel out of place
If I'm telling the truth
I wanna believe that I'm beautiful too
When TV screens, grocery store magazines
They all can make it so hard to achieve
But perfect ain't real, pretty will fade
And Marilyn probably felt the same way that I do
Might not be as elegant as Judy
My youth's already gone to waste
We're both friends with the same demons
Chasing rainbows for better days
If I'm telling the truth
I wanna believe that I'm beautiful too
When TV screens, grocery store magazines
They all can make it so hard to achieve
But perfect ain't real, pretty will fade
And Marilyn probably felt the same way that I do
Do you?
Might not be as innocent as I used to be
I've seen the toll that it can take
Always fighting to feel worthy
Pretending the mask will never break
If I'm telling the truth
I choose to believe that I'm beautiful too
When TV screens, grocery store magazines
They all can make it so hard to achieve
But perfect ain't real, pretty will fade
And Marilyn probably felt the same way that I do
That I do