I know she's from the south
That don't mean she's sunny
She's always got a smile
But life's not all that funny
Her pain is hard to see
Still I bet you even money
That when she's all alone
And she's always all alone
Life looks like a sham
To Miss Pizazz from Birmingham
She tries to be the picture that she thinks is in his mind
Not too clinging, not too needy
Not too fat, not too unkind
When that's not enough for him
She'll blame herself, and find
That when she's all alone
And she's always all alone
It's all not worth a damn
To Miss Pizazz from Birmingham
I wish that she could see the way that she appears to me
The moments that she lets herself be seen
I'm sure that she would feel more free
To grow to be what she could be
Not just a picture from a magazine
When someday she does take win to frolic in the brew
Then she will surely understand what I know to be true
To see herself through others' eyes presents a twisted view
When you claim life as your own
There's no need to feel alone
Say "take me as I am", Miss Pizazz from Birmingham
I wish that she could see the way that she appears to me
The moments that she lets herself be seen
I'm sure she'd feel free to be what she could be
Not just a picture from a magazine
When someday she does take win to frolic in the brew
She will surely understant what I know to be true
To see yourself through others' eyes presents a twisted view
Claim life as your own, no need to feel alone
Say "take me as I am", Miss Pizazz from Birmingham