How come I can pick my ears 
but not my nose 
who made up that rule anyway 
how can you say that's the way it is 
that's just the way it goes 
why don't you decide for yourself 
what you can do 
and what you can say 
 
how come I can pick my friends 
but not my enemies 
what is it about me that offends 
what is it about me 
'cause you know I'm only five foot two 
and I'm giggly wiggly 
tell me again, what did I do 
why are you scared of me 
I fight with love 
and I laugh with rage 
you've gotta live light enough 
to see the humour 
and long enough to see some change 
 
I think shy is boring 
I think depressed is too 
I think pretty is nice 
but I'd rather see something new 
all these plastic people 
got their plastic surgery 
but we got a big big beautiful 
we got it for free 
who you gonna be 
if you can't be yourself 
you can't get it from t.v. 
you can't force it on 
anybody else 
 
you know they come to clear cut 
they come to strip mine 
they come for some of my big butt 
my big brain 
or just a little time 
they wanna take me out to dinner 
think I'm a bitch if I don't go 
seems like the people who actually like me 
won't allow me to say no 
your idea of a conversation 
is the third degree 
but I don't really know you 
and I don't really want to talk about me 
 
'cause I'm not going to pretend 
that I don't pick my nose 
that's just the way it is, my friends 
that's just the way it goes 
this is who I am 
what I do 
and what I say 
if you like it, let it be 
if you don't, please do the same 
I fight with love 
I laugh with rage 
you gotta live light enough to see the humour 
and long enough to see some change