I Used To Be So Pretty

I used to be so pretty

But now you wouldn’t know me

You’d walk by me If you passed me on the street

I’m ten miles from the city

The fare is too much for me

And the walk home is going to hurt my feet

Pretty is as pretty does

But when you have it, it’s enough

When it’s gone

You need fortitude, not pity

Oh I wish I was

I wish I was still pretty

You used to love the bones of me

When we danced so sweetly

But now you’d deny me a bed

I was always one to linger

You should have whispered timber

Before this sorry mess fell on my head

Pretty is as pretty does

And when you have it, it’s enough

When it’s gone

You need fortitude, not pity

Oh I wish I was

I wish I was still pretty

It’s a dram in the morning

A few to go to sleep

All for to dampen these memories I keep

I’ve a mailbox full of bills

And a mouth full of pills

Life was easier

So much easier

When I was still pretty