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Ani DiFranco
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[Verse 1]
I do it for the joy it brings
'Cause I am a joyful girl
'Cause the world owes me nothing
We owe each other the world
[Chorus]
And I do it 'cause it's the least I can do
I do it 'cause I learned it from you
And I do it just because I want to
'Cause I want to
[Verse 2]
And everything I do is judged
They mostly get it wrong, but oh well
Bathroom mirror has not budged
The woman who lives there can tell
[Verse 3]
The truth from the stuff that they say
She looks me in the eye
I said, "Would you prefer the easy way?
No? Well, okay then, don't cry"
[Verse 4]
And I wonder if everything I do
I do instead
Of something I want to do more?
The question fills my head
[Verse 5]
And I know there's no grand plan here
This is just the way it goes
And when everything else seems unclear
I guess at least I know
[Verse 6]
I do it for the joy it brings
'Cause I'm a joyful girl
'Cause the world owes me nothing
We owe each other the world
[Chorus]
I do it 'cause it's the least I can do
I do it 'cause I learned it from you
I do it just because I want to
'Cause I want to
Written by: Angela Maria DiFranco