"Southern Belle" lyrics - ELLIOTT SMITH

Killing a southern belle
Is all you know how to do
That and give other people hell
It's what they expect from you too

But I wouldn't have you how you are

I don't wanna walk around
I don't even wanna breathe
I live in a southern town
Where all you can do is grit your teeth

But I wouldn't have you how you are

How come you're not ashamed of what you are
And sorry that you're the one she got?

Ain't nobody looking now
Nobody nothing's said
No one's about to shout
Nobody's seeing red

But I wouldn't have you how you are

You're killing a southern belle
Killing a southern belle
Killing a southern belle