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I can remember stories, those things my mother said |
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She told me fairy tales, before I went to bed |
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She spoke of happy endings, then tucked me in real tight |
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She turned my night light on, and kissed my face good night |
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My mind would fill with visions, of perfect paradise |
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She told me everything, she said he'd be so nice |
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He'd ride up on his horse and, take me away one night |
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I'd be so happy with him, we'd ride clean out of sight |
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She never said that we would, curse, cry and scream and lie |
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She never said that maybe, someday he'd say goodbye |
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The story ends, as stories do |
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Reality steps into view |
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No longer living life in paradise - of fairy tales - uh |
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No, uh - huh - mmm - mmm |
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She spoke about happy endings, of stories not like this |
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She said he'd slay all dragons, defeat the evil prince |
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She said he'd come to save me, swim through the stormy seas |
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I'd understand the story, it would be good for me |
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You never came to save me, you let me stand alone |
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Out in the wilderness, alone in the cold |
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My story end, as stories do |
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Reality steps into view |
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No longer living life in paradise - no fairy tales - yes |
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I don't look for pie up in the sky, baby |
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Need reality, now, said I |
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Don't feel the need to be pacified, don't cha try |
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Honey, I know you lied |
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You never came to save me, you let me stand alone |
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Out in the wilderness, alone in the cold |
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I found no magic postion, no horse with wings to fly |
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I found the poison apple, my destiny to die |
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No royal kiss could save me, no magic spell to spin |
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My fantasy is over, my life must now begin |
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My story end, as stories do |
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Reality steps into view |
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No longer living life in paradise - no fairy tales - eh, |
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Hey, hey - eee - mmm, mmm |