Pretty Ugly

Safe to say she ain't taking home no trophies She ain't breaking hearts through high school picture books She ain't even trying to fool somebody She's what you see is what you get, folks But every night she leaves a light on at her back door With a bowl of Purina lamb and rice A water bowl she cleaned out today ain't enough to feed the local stray It's hell on a Pasadena night She's not pretty, she's not ugly She's a nail, a little rusty But tough enough to hang in there Kinder hearts could only feel what a blinder eyes could only reveal That she's not pretty, but she's not ugly She's the life of the party on a late night sofa There's a fakeness that surrounds those mascara looks Spends all her time searching for the one But breaks every rule in the stay together book She's not pretty, she's not ugly She's a nail, a little rusty But tough enough to hang in there Kinder hearts could only feel what a blinder eyes could only reveal That she's not pretty, but she's not ugly One's the devil, one's the saint One you love and one you hate It's a battle for the heart of a lesser man On the surface, ain't a thing gonna change Sending my heart and all of my pain to Casualties of a world socially broken She's not pretty, she's not ugly She's a nail, a little rusty But tough enough to hang in there Kinder hearts could only feel what a blinder eyes could only reveal That she's not pretty, she's not ugly She's not ugly, no