The Busy Girl Buys Beauty Lyrics - Billy Bragg

The busy girl buys beauty 

The pretty girl buys style 

And the simple girl buys 

What she's told to buy 

And sees her world 

Through the brightly lit eyes 

Of the glossy romance of fashion 

Where she can learn 

Top tips for the gas cook 

Successful secrets of a sexual kind 

The daily drill for beautiful hair 

And the truth about pain 

What was Anna Ford wearing? 

What did Angela Rippon say? 

What will you do 

When you wake up one morning 

To find that God's made you plain 

In a beautiful person's world? 

And all those quick recipes 

Have let you down 

And you're 20 and not yet engaged 

Will you go look for the boy who says 

I love you let's get married and have kids 

The busy girl buys beauty 

The pretty girl buys style 

And the simple girl buys 

What she's told to buy 

Through the brightly lit eyes 

Of the glossy romance of fashion 

Where she can learn