Girl Next Door

Sometimes I think my shit
Was just made to fall apart
The pieces never fit
Like they're supposed to
And sometimes I think they invent new rules
To make this harder than it needs to be
Don't you?

Well I've aced every single test I've taken
Learned the rules before they could make them
Pass my heart 'round the room
And smile while they break it

Sure I can draw every eye, it's true
But the faces fade when the day is through
And I'm left with the truth
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

I'm unapologetically who you want to see
Ignore the reality
(It kills me)
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

Tick every single box
And jump through hoops like a pro
Dodge facts and put on a show
(But I know)
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

And the critics
They will tell you outright
That, despite my flaws
At dizzying heights
I'm "the perfect girl next door"
In their eyes
(Yeah right!)

Well if that's the case
Then answer me this
Why am I never accepted
Unless I'm playing a part
That's used for one night
Then tossed aside

Well I've aced every single test I've taken
Learned the rules before they could make them
Pass my heart 'round the room
And smile while they break it

Sure I can draw every eye, it's true
But the faces fade when the day is through
And I'm left with the truth
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

I'm unapologetically who you want to see
Ignore the reality
(It kills me)
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

Tick every single box
And jump through hoops like a pro
Dodge facts and put on a show
(But I know)
That I can't be their "perfect girl"

I know damn well
I can't fool myself forever
I'll never be their "perfect girl"

And I'm sick of thinking
That I'm not enough
I'm so much more
Than just "the girl next door"