VERSE I found a photograph today Of a girl I used to know Pink ribbon tied around her waist Shining more than she could show She caught herself inside the mirror Saw beauty in her eyes Then heard a thousand borrowed voices Tell her not to recognize it PRE-CHORUS So she took the ribbon off And folded up her light Like so many little girls Learned to do that night CHORUS Come on pretty girl Put the pink belt back on We’re going out dancing Like nothing went wrong Bring your crooked lipstick Bring your glitter and your curls We’re not fixing broken women We’re loving our younger selves VERSE They laughed and called us clowns once For the colors on our face But nobody ever told us Joy doesn’t need their grace Our mothers taught us how to live In a world they understood But that old map won’t take us Where we’re meant to go BRIDGE So if I could travel backward I wouldn’t change a thing I’d just sit beside those girls and say “Baby, wear the crown. Sing louder. Take up space. You were never too much.” FINAL CHORUS Come on pretty girl The world’s not what it was The rules they handed down to us Were never made for love So bring your wild imagination Bring every dream unfurled Tonight we’re raising glasses To the girls who saved the world OUTRO The little girl is waiting She never went away She’s still wearing that pink ribbon And she’s beautiful today
