[Verse 1]
I'm just a girl
But I see ya when that's all it is on MTV
And that's just what you know
I'm just a girl
Who knows the reality
Isn't what you see on a TV show

[Pre-Chorus]
It's lights, camera, action
It's just fiction, new premise

[Chorus]
It ain't what you think it is
I'm not that kid
And the streets ain't paved with gold
It ain't what you think it is
Know it's hard to let it go
But you know what?
It ain't what you think it is

[Verse 2]
Yeah, I'm that girl
With a boyfriend you all love to hate
I know I'm not ever letting go
And I'm that girl
Who tries so hard to escape
What you think is so real
But you just don't know
[Pre-Chorus]
It's lights, camera, action
It's just fiction, new premise

[Chorus]
It ain't what you think it is
I'm not that kid
And the streets ain't paved with gold
It ain't what you think it is
Know it's hard to let it go
But you know what?
It ain't what you think it is

[Bridge]
Just 'cause you saw it on your...
Doesn't make it real
(But you know what? It ain't what you think it is)
Just 'cause you watched it on your...
Doesn't make it true
(But you know what? It ain't what you think it is)
(It ain't what you think it is)
(It ain't what you think it is)

[Chorus]
It ain't what you think it is
I'm not that kid
And the streets ain't paved with gold
It ain't what you think it is
Know it's hard to let it go
But you know what?
It ain't what you think it is
[Outro]
But you know what?
(It ain't what you think it is)
(It ain't what you think it is)
But you know what?
(It ain't what you think it is)
(It ain't what you think it is)