Pageant Material

There's certain things you're supposed to know

When you're a girl who grows up in the South

I try to use my common sense

But my foot always ends up in my mouth

And if I had to walk a runway in high heels in front of the whole town

I'd fall down

And my mama cried when she realized

I ain't pageant material

I'm always higher than my hair

And it ain't that I don't care about world peace

But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage

I ain't exactly Miss Congenial

Sometimes, I talk before I think

I try to fake it, but I can't

I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

God bless the girls who smile and hug

When they're called out as a runner up on TV

I wish I could, but I just can't wear a smile

When a smile ain't what I'm feelin'

And who's to say I'm a nine-point-five or a four-point-oh

If you don't even know me?

Life ain't always roses and pantyhose, and

I ain't pageant material

I'm always higher than my hair

And it ain't that I don't care about world peace

But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage

I ain't exactly Miss Congenial

Sometimes, I talk before I think

I try to fake it, but I can't

I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

I ain't pageant material

The only crown is in my glass

They won't be handin' me a sash

And that's okay 'cause there's no way

You'll ever see me in a swimsuit on a stage

I ain't exactly Miss Congenial

Sometimes, I talk before I think

I try to fake it, but I can't

I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

Yeah, I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't