"Fairytales" My Song

"Once upon a time"
that's how the stories start
sadly none are true
lying has become an art
We tell our little girls
to expect that someday soon
their lives will fall together
with a magic prince and honeymoon
But they'll spend those years just waitin'
as waiting turns to tears
they begin to see all those lies
in the stories from all those years
Chorus:
Well wake up honey
you're in the real world now
no pumpkin coach waiting
no magic prince or ball gown
No one calls you "princess"
you're treated like the slave
and though you have the cruel stepmother
no prince is comin' your way
So you learn to toughen up
to face the world alone
no Prince Charming to the rescue
it's just you, you're on your own

What's the point to fairytales
if all they are is lies?
why even dare to dream
just to watch hope die?
Might as well just
toughen up now
before you're disappointed
before reality lets you down
Straighten up little soldier
Cinderella's gone
you're all grown up now
and you're expected to move on
What, did you believe them
when they said how beautiful you are?
are they really seeing you
or the makeup covering your scars?

chorus

You might be beautiful
but no one ever sees
because fake lips and makeup
are all the world believes
See and in the fairytales
the nice girl gets the prince
but this is reality, sweetheart
being nice don't make a difference

chorus