WOMEN AND ROCK

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand

'Cause I'm just a girl, little ol' me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh ... I've had it up to here!

The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things
I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl
I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night
I'm just a girl

Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
I'm just a girl
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh... I've had it up to here I
Oh... am I making myself clear?

I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl
In the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!

I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
I'm just a girl ... my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to here

- "Just a girl" by No Doubt"

Excerpts from "Girls Rock!: Fifty Years of Women Making Music" by Mina Carson, Tisa Lewis, Susan M. Shaw

"There’s just no stopping those girls with guitars"
- Mary Chapin Carpenter, from the song ‘Girls with guitars’

"Guitar stores are the worst, always! There were never any women working in them and still rarely are. I worked in a guitar store for a while, and none of the customers took me seriously until I started talking about gear. It’s always that way – whether you’re playing or recording or selling or buying, you always have to prove yourself."
– Emily White