LIBRARY GIRL

Shelving books on the night shift

It takes some time, but I guess I like it

Dewey's decimals keep me company



Out the window, you are dancing

With those girls who can't stop laughing

Lip-gloss, too hot, fake-baked drama queens



You were drinking a margarita

I was reading My Antonia

I got to thinking that



I don't fit inside that world

And I'm not like those other girls

Oh no, I'm not, I think a lot

But please don't be afraid



Just 'cause I navigate the media

And use encyclopedias

It doesn't mean that I don't need

A boy just like you to talk to



Set my cup back on its saucer

At the coffee shop, reading Chaucer

With my iPod on my favorite track



The girls you're with get turtle lattes

Decaf, skim-based, extra frothy

But you and I both drink our coffee black



You were talking about ACDC

And I was playing my Puccini

I got to thinking that



Repeat Chorus



You can buy me a margarita

And I will lend you My Antonia

You can take me to ACDC

And I'll play you my Puccini

It doesn't matter that



I don't fit inside that world

I'm not like those other girls

Oh no, I'm not, I think a lot

But you are not afraid.



That I navigate the media

And use encyclopedias

It doesn't mean that I don't need

A boy just like you to talk to