A prince in the summer

was a drag in the spring

how could you know

that he took off his ring

Everything you wanted

behind the castle wall

and a hundred white horses

stuck in the stall

It’s no fairy tale

there’s no bread crumb trail

to lead you back but it’s just as well

and that’s a better one to tell

You tried but you can’t bear the weight of the glitter and the glue

so you lie down to dream of a kiss that’ll wake you

once upon a time can lead to a hapless ever after

when the tears are real, so is the laughter

It’s no fairy tale

there’s no bread crumb trail

to lead you back but it’s just as well

you can close the book

curse the turn it took

and tell the true story of how you fell

and that’s a better one to tell

And when it’s told

the leaves are turning red and gold

and no one had to come along and cast a spell

It’s no fairy tale

there’s no bread crumb trail

to lead you back but it’s just as well

tell the true story of how you fell

that’s a better one to tell