Twirl

[Verse 1]
Secretly I want everyone to think I am cool
I decided long ago that’s what I have to be
I don’t like the colour black and I say too many things
And I think that those two things alone disqualify me

[Chorus]
So I buy a pretty dress
And I twirl around in it
And I try to forget about my stomach
And I go up to Corinne
And I ask them for a kiss
And I ask them all the questions I should really ask myself
Don’t I look so pretty?

[Verse 2]
Youngest of the family, always the butt of the joke
Whitney swears they were laughing with me
How was I supposed to know
Today I’m ten years old, it’s the morning of my birthday
Crying, “Mom, what if no-one shows?”

[Chorus]
So I buy a pretty dress
And I twirl around in it
And I try to forget about my stomach
And I go up to my friends
And I thank them for the gift
In my head I thank them for remembering that I exist
Oh, won’t you come to my party?
Don’t I look so pretty?