Joyful Girl Lyrics - Dilate - Ani Difranco

I do it for the joy it brings 

Because I'm a joyful girl 

Because the world owes me nothing 

And we owe each other the world 

I do it because it's the least I can do 

I do it because I learned it from you 

And I do it just because I want to 

Because I want to 

Everything I do is judged 

And they mostly get it wrong 

But oh well 

'cause the bathroom mirror has not budged 

And the woman who lives there can tell 

The truth from the stuff that they say 

And she looks me in the eye 

And says would you prefer the easy way 

No, well o.k. then 

Don't cry 

I wonder if everything I do 

I do instead 

Of something I want to do more 

The question fills my head 

I know there's no grand plan here 

This is just the way it goes 

When everything else seems unclear 

I guess at least I know 

I do it for the joy it brings 

Because I'm a joyful girl 

Because the world owes me nothing 

And we owe each other the world 

I do it because it's the least I can do 

I do it because I learned it from you 

And I do it just because I want to 

Because I want to