Ani Difranco - Joyful Girl lyrics

i do it for the joy it brings

because i'm a joyful girl

because the world owes me nothing

and we owe each other the world

i do it because it's the least i can do

i do it because i learned it from you

i do it just because i want to

because I want to

everything i do is judged

and they mostly get it wrong

but oh well

'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged

and the woman who lives there can tell

the truth from the stuff that they say

and she looks me in the eye

and says would you prefer the easy way?

no, well o.k. then

don't cry

and i wonder if everything i do

i do instead

of something i want to do more

the question fills my head

i know that there's no grand plan here

this is just the way it goes

and when everything else seems unclear

i guess at least i know

i do it for the joy it brings...