Little Plastic Castle Lyrics - Little Plastic Castle - Ani Difranco

In a coffee shop in a city 

Which is every coffee shop in every city 

On a day which is every day 

I picked up a magazine 

Which is every magazine 

Read a story, and then forgot it right away 

They say goldfish have no memory 

I guess their lives are much like mine 

And the little plastic castle 

Is a surprise every time 

And it's hard to say if they're happy 

But they don't seem much to mind 

From the shape of your shaved head 

I recognized your silhouette 

As you walked out of the sun and sat down 

And the sight of your sleepy smile 

Eclipsed all the other people 

As they paused to sneer at the two girls 

From out of town 

I said, look at you this morning 

You are, by far, the cutest 

But be careful getting coffee 

I think these people want to shoot us 

Or maybe there's some kinda local competition here 

To see who can be the rudest 

People talk 

About my image 

Like I come in two dimensions 

Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind 

Like what I happen to be wearing 

The day that someone takes a picture 

Is my new statement for all of womankind 

I wish they could see us now 

In leather bras and rubber shorts 

Like some ridiculous new team uniform 

For some ridiculous new sport 

Quick someone call the girl police 

And file a report 

In a coffee shop in a city 

Which is every coffee shop in every city 

On a day which is every day