Hard To Be Soft Lyrics - Courage - Paula Cole

Where's my white knight, my prince to save the day? 

I've always paved my own way 

I'm all alone bringin' home the bread 

Raisin' the kid, fixin' the bed 

I wanna be a star like Marilyn Monroe 

A Cinderella fantasy, a naive Clara Bow 

'A Princess and the Pea', I try to play the part 

Surrounded by society, hypnotizin' me 

It's hard to be soft 

I'm all alone, keepin' the home alive 

Makin' the meals, she's 9 to 5 

I'm the only one at the mommy and me 

Lookin' for some company 

I wanna have a star like Marilyn Monroe 

A Cinderella fantasy, a naive Clara Bow 

'A Princess and the Pea', we try to play the part 

Surrounded by society, hypnotizin' me 

It's hard to be soft 

Out there on my own, successful in the world 

It works to be so strong 

But when I come home, my pendulum's out of control 

I'm passive or I let my fire glow 

In a man's world, it's hard to be soft 

I don't wanna be a star like Marilyn Monroe 

A Cinderella fantasy, a naive Clara Bow 

'A Princess and The Pea', we try to play the part 

Surrounded by society, hypnotizin' me to be 

Home-baked apple pie, a centerfold in heels 

A Betty Crocker Pamela complacent to believe 

Ain't my Mr. Right a pipe and slippers guy? 

A ready, steady, rock hard Eddy, oops, not always 

Guess, it's only hard to be soft