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This Girl Lyrics by Jenn Colella

Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2024

[CARRIE]
This girl
This entitled little—
Calm down, Carrie
But this girl, this Alice Paul
What gall to call me an old fogey
Since when am I an old fogey?
She thinks I'm obsolete
She oughta kiss my feet
I lit the way for her
But no, she thinks she knows better
Don't let her get to your head
Focus on your speech instead

What was I thinking enabling her?
I should've heeded the doubts I had from the start
She's undeniably smart but so misguided
I've labored for decades to craft a conservative image for suffrage
But shе makes us look like a horde of hystеrical harpies
With smoke blowing out of our ears
What if she ruins what I have been mounting for years?
I did not count on this girl
This girl

I can't believe I am now viewed as the old guard
And she as the beacon of change
Me, the old fogey
How strange...
This girl

Not this girl, raised by a penniless drunk
Who refused to send her to school
Not this girl, who paid her own way through college
Proving she's nobody's fool
Who worked as the first woman superintendent
Harassed by her boss, but managed to thrive
Who married a man for a good reputation
Then found herself widowed at age twenty-five
Not this girl who flouted all feminine custom
By joining the fight for the vote
Not this girl who followed the lead of the movement
Hiding her anger beneath her petticoat
Who rose through the ranks by paying her dues
And earned her place at the top
Who transformed and expanded the organization
And she's yet to stop

Not this girl you see before you now
Who stands by each move that she's made
This old fogey's time has come
Woman's time has come
I fought my whole goddamn life
For respect for my sex
And I will no longer allow
This arrogant child to imperil our chance to be free
Not me
Not this girl

About “This Girl” by Jenn Colella

Read the complete lyrics to "This Girl" by Jenn Colella from the album "Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Broadway, Musicals, Pop.

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"This Girl" is credited to Jenn Colella. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"This Girl" appears on "Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2024.

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