I wish I would dye my hair pink Put on black lipstick 'Cause I don't give a shit I wish I would dye my hair pink Put on black lipstick No one would give a shit Short shorts, short skirts, flower tops, denim shirts In the big city Nothing hurts, nothing hurts When I was a little girl I wanted to be a citizen of the world Being busy with my job and my gay friends Laughing and drinking with my one night stands Why are you looking as if I was abnormal? (C'mon) It's alright, I never tried to be normal (Uh-uh) I just wanna walk around free on my own pace And pay my bills with the money I make I wish I would dye my hair pink Put on black lipstick No one would give a shit Short shorts, short skirts, flower tops, denim shirts In the big city Nothing hurts, nothing hurts When I was thirteen My brother moved to New York City I dreamed so much about being there And live the life I didn't have yet Why are you looking as if I was abnormal? (C'mon) It's alright, I never tried to be normal (Uh-uh) I just wanna walk around free on my own pace And pay my bills with the money I make I wish I would dye my hair pink Put on black lipstick No one would give a shit Short shorts, short skirts, flower tops, denim shirts In the big city Nothing hurts, nothing hurts Hey, city girl Yeah yeah, you city girl Hot on heels And how this tide turns You live your life To erase the lines Of every lesson learned So put your lipstick on All over your teeth 'Cause you're a natural disaster No one's gonna cheat You swear? Yeah, I swear Just get into the groovy Don't live your life, girl Unless it's just like a movie When I was sixteen I finally moved to the big city My dreams were screaming at my face Heads up girl, you can rule this place Can rule this place Can rule this place Heads up girl, you can rule this place Can rule this place Can rule this place Heads up girl, you can rule this place