Joyful Girl - Ani Difranco

I do it for the joy it brings

Because Im a joyful girl

Because the world owes me nothing

And we owe each other the world

I do it because its the least I can do

I do it because I learned it from you

I do it just because I want to

Because I want to

Everything I do is judged

And they mostly get it wrong

But oh well

Cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged

And the woman who lives there can tell

The truth from the stuff that they say

And she looks me in the eye

And says would you prefer the easy way

No well o k then

Dont cry

And I wonder if everything I do

I do instead

Of something I want to do more

The question fills my head

I know that theres no grand plan here

This is just the way it goes

And when everything else seems unclear

I guess at least I know

I do it for the joy it brings