What Do Pretty Girls Do? Lyrics - Maccoll Kirsty

(Kirsty MacColl/Pete Glenister) 

She was a party girl, stayed up til the small hours 

Now she's embarrassing and everybody laughs 

At the girl with the face that could drive her baby wild 

Now wasn't she the child with everything? 

You should have seen her with her head held high 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

She used to be the apple of his eye 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

She went through such a lot 

And never even learned 

That even pretty girls can get their fingers burned 

She's got a cabin in a town upon the border 

She gets in trouble with the local law and order 

Everybody's happy when she isn't at the door 

She sends out invitations to everyone 

They don't come 

(And the phone ain't ringing for her now) 

You should have seen her with her head held high 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

She used to be the same as me or you 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

Well they get older just like everybody else 

She never thought she'd have to take care of herself 

You should have seen her with her head held high 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

She used to be the apple of his eye 

Now what do pretty girls do? 

Collecting all the records and the posters 

Of the people that she knew 

And they knew 

That she'd get older just like everybody else 

She never thought she'd have to take care of herself