Paint my lips
a ruby red
Curl the hair
upon my head.
Put some rouge
to look sun-kissed
Spray perfume
inside my wrists.
Put on the finest
china silk dress
With the patent leather heels,
sure to impress.
Then I look in the mirror
that doesn't lie
And it cruelly reminds me
of why I can't go outside.
My lips look so ugly
my hair is a mess
The rouge on my cheeks
looks ridiculous.
The perfume is cheap
the dress is a sight
The shoes that I found
are two sizes too tight.
I rub off the lipstick
of deep ruby red
And brush out the curls
atop my big head.
I put on my slippers
and old gown of wool
How could I have ever
been such a fool?
To think for one moment
I'd fit in somewhere
When the hideous truth is-
I don't belong anywhere.