Pick Yer Nose

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 humor 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 want to 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 humor And long enough to see some change --- Pick Yer Nose - Ani DiFranco