Pageant Material Songtext
von Kacey Musgraves

There′s certain things you're s′posed to know
When you're a girl who grows up in the South
I try to use my common sense
But my foot always ends up in my mouth

And if I had to walk a runway in high heels in front of the whole town
I'd fall down
And my mama cried
When she realized

I ain′t pageant material
I′m always higher than my hair
And it ain't that I don′t care about world peace
But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage
I ain′t exactly Miss Congenial
Sometimes I talk before I think, I try to fake it but I can't
I′d rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

God bless the girls who smile and hug
When they're called out as a runner up on TV
I wish I could, but I just can′t
Wear a smile when a smile ain′t what I'm feelin′


And who's to say I′m a 9.5
Or a 4.0 if you don't even know me
Life ain′t always roses and pantyhose

And I ain't pageant material
I'm always higher than my hair
And it ain′t that I don′t care about world peace
But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage
I ain′t exactly Miss Congenial
Sometimes I talk before I think, I try to fake it, but I can't
I′d rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

I ain′t pageant material
The only crown is in my glass
They won't be handin' me a sash
And that′s okay, cause there′s no way
You'll ever see me in a swimsuit on a stage
I ain′t exactly Miss Congenial
Sometimes I talk before I think, I try to fake it, but I can't
I′d rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't
Yeah, I′d rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't

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