Girl Next Door

[bravenak]

When I hear the girl next door
I know that she’s not me
As average as the winter is long
As sweet as she can be


I am of a different breed
A dark and smooth delight
A universal masterpiece
Filled with earthly light


You can be the girl next door
The pretty ingenue
You can be the Stepford wife
You know just what to do


Women like you were taught to please
To always know your place
Women like me were meant to laugh
All up in life’s face


When you are the girl next door
And you see me strolling by
Follow as I pass along
I’ll take you for a ride


I’ll show you how to lose yourself
In the bright lit night
And show you all the wonders you have
Living deep inside


Let them be the girl next door
Let me set you free
You and I will live our lives
And be what we will be


We are not the girl next door
We are women grown
We will take what’s owed to us
Our lives will be our own