I pretend like it's nothing,

but the insults keep coming.

On the outside, I don't show it,

but deep inside, it hurts a bit.

This is how I shake it off.

I might run my fingers over the ivory keys,

or eat one too many cherry jubilees.

I could fight right back,

or have a good snack.

This is how I shake it off.

I've been taught to turn the other cheek,

But I could be called a pipsqueak.

I could drown myself underwater,

but I want to live to have a daughter.

This is how I shake it off.

I've decided to take it in without a word,

although to others, it might seem a little absurd.

But I've already made up my mind- So there!

So keep your nose in your own affair.

This is how I shake it off.