Playing Nancy

Playing Nancy - Rebecca Faulkenberry/Tim Minchin

Written by：Tim Minchin

Well here I am again

The pretty but naïve one

The perky breasted giggly one night stand

Is it my destiny to be

A brief diversion

Just a detour on the journey of some man

I'm not really one for askin'

I'll play whatever role I'm cast in

Will smile with perfect teeth

And grimace underneath

I learned back in my teens

There's no point in protestin'

If you look good in tight jeans

That's what they'll want you dressed in

Once you're known for low cut tops

It's pretty hard to stop

It isn't easy to break free

Of playing Nancy

I don't really remember

I guess I chose to be here

I wasn't quite aware that

I was put here to be stared at

But this world I chose to live in

Is mostly run by men

So you take what you are given

Just to feel the love again

So throughout the endless week

And all through the weekend

You will find me here

Playing Nancy

And look I know this person fits me

I'm pretty good at being pretty

And I'm grateful I mean to say

There are worse roles you can play

And I'd rather be up dancing

Than sad against a wall

It's better to be leered at

Than not desired at all

Who am I to dream of better

To dream that one day I will be

Something more than just collateral

In someone else's battle

I will be

Something more than Nancy