Pageant Material

There's certain things you're s'posed 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
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've tried 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 9.5 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've tried to fake it but I can't
I'd rather lose for what I am that 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've tried to take 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