[Verse 1]
I was out with some transgender friends, we were having a real nice time
When a bunch of cishet dickhead boys yelled at us from behind
And as the smell of their Lynx Africa wafted from every pore
I said, "Oh no, Toto, we're not in Transas anymore"
I sat down at my computer, I was feeling pretty damn sh**ty
So I Googled "21 year old trans girl" to know there's people just like me
But all I got was d**h tolls and p**no sites tattooed across my screen
And there's quite a great deal more than that I think I wanna be
[Chorus]
So stand up straight and say the wrong things in the right fashion
And walk this way, do all that's in your power not to draw a stare
Or show the ones that you love you that you're hurt
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
[Verse 2]
Midnight, trying to hail in a cab in ripped stockings and a dress
When a West Footscray Police car parked in front of me instead
And they asked me what a girl like me was doing selling s**
It took ten minutes of "It's just a joke” before they finally left
Yeah, I've got cuts all over my body, shaving head to toe each week
I've got blisters on both my ankles from size 8 heels on size 12 feet
I'm just trying to be 100% myself and nothing less
So baby, tell me how my co*k looks in this brand new Kmart dress?
[Chorus]
The kids from school will say, "I should have got that f*ggot when I had the chance”
And, "Doesn't he know he still looks just like a man?
I wouldn't even f** him, it, or her"
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
[Verse 3]
They screamed at us on every train, every tram and every bus
You stared into me, eyes full of tears, "Why do they hate us so much?"
And how the f** are we to prosper in a world that's so messed up?
And how the f** are we to survive in a world that's trying to k** us?
Sometimes I think about the life I might have had in Brisbane
If I stayed inside, if I never transitioned
Yeah, I might be fine, but since you helped me realise
That I needed to try, I haven't tried to die