Being Pretty Ain't Pretty

Album: Annie Up (2013)
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  • I fought it all for a while
    But I went out of style again
    I don't read the magazines
    And I can't keep up with the trends

    The red on my nails keeps chipping off
    The pink on my lips just adds to the flaws
    I ain't good at fake lashes
    Every time I wear high heels I fall

    Being pretty ain't pretty, it takes all day long
    You spend all your money just to wipe it all off
    You spray on your perfume, you spray on your tan
    Get up in the morning, do it over again
    Being pretty ain't pretty at all

    Mama was simple
    Sweet as the day is long
    Daddy always said she looked better
    With no makeup on

    She wouldn't be caught dead
    Bleaching her reds
    But I'd spend the house
    Claiming on new cowboy boots
    How the hell did the apple
    Fall so damn far from the tree

    Being pretty ain't pretty, it takes all day long
    You spend all your money just to wipe it all off
    You spray on your perfume, you spray on your tan
    Get up in the morning, do it over again
    Being pretty ain't pretty at all

    Being pretty ain't pretty, it takes all day long
    You spend all your money just to wipe it all off
    You spray on your perfume, you spray on your tan
    Get up in the morning, do it over again
    Being pretty ain't pretty at all
    Being pretty ain't pretty Writer/s: ANGALEENA PRESLEY, ASHLEY MONROE, MIRANDA LAMBERT
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Anonymous from Ft Jones CaGood song and music.
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