No Fairy Tale

No Fairy Tale - Lisa Loeb

A prince in the summer was a drag in the spring

How could you know that he took off his ring

And every thing you wanted behind the castle wall

And a hundred white horses were stuck in the stall

It's no fairy tale there's no breadcrumb trail

To lead you back that's just as well

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 the kiss that would wake you

Once upon a time can lead to a hapless ever after

But when the tears are real so is the laughter

It's no fairy tale there's no breadcrumb trail

To lead you back but it's just as well

You can close the book and curse the turn it took

And tell the true story of how you fell

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 the spell

It's no fairy tale there's no breadcrumb trail

To lead you back but it's just as well

And you can close the book and curse the turn it took

Tell the true story of how you fell

That's a better one to tell

That's a better one to tell