Fairy Tales

You know the story, you read the books

Boy meets girl and they fall forever in love

But I know better

So here goes a tale of the realest of the real

Listen

Now once upon a time in a small world

It was everything that I dreamed of

He was my gem and I was his pearl

Nothing could come between us

A prince charming to call my own

Until the day that he broke my heart

And left me wonderin' all alone

Pickin' my mind and soul apart

Used to believe in love (I used to believe in love)

Used to believe in fairy tales (in fairy tales)

Since my heart's been crushed (it's been crushed)

Just don't believe in a tiny hell (no, no, no, no, no)

Don't know which way to turn and figure it out for myself

I've just started to learn (la-da-da-dee, oh)

There's no such thing in fairy tales (fairy tales)

Is a good story supposed to end unhappily ever after?

Just as wonderful as it begins and carry on for a few chapters

Baby, how come each time I open up

I can't seem to get past stage one?

I guess it's time for me to close up

And go back on the shelf because I'm done

Used to believe in love (I used to believe in love)

Used to believe in fairy tales (in fairy tales)

Since my heart's been crushed (since my heart's been crushed)

Just don't believe in a tiny hell

Don't know which way to turn

And figure it out for myself (I don't know which way to turn)

I've just started to learn (la-da-da-dee, oh)

There's no such thing in fairy tales

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Why do my dreams seem so far? (Why they seem so far?)

Up above the world so high

Won't somebody tell me why? (Can you help me?)

Can you help me out?

Can you tell me what love is all about?

'Cause I never known it for myself (don't believe in fairy tales)

That's why I don't believe in fairy tales no more

Used to believe in love (no more)

Used to believe in fairy tales

(I used to believe, I used to believe, I used to believe)

Since my heart's been crushed

Just don't believe in a tiny hell (I don't believe in much)

Don't know which way to turn

And figure it out for myself (oh no, no, no, no, no)

I've just started to learn (just started to learn)

There's no such thing in fairy tales (there's no such thing in fairy tales)

Used to believe in love

Used to believe fairy tales (la-da-da-da)

Since my heart's been crushed

Just don't believe in a tiny hell

Don't know which way to turn (I don't know which way)

Figure it out for myself

I've just started to learn

There's no such thing in fairy tales (oh, no such thing in fairy tales)

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Used to believe in love

Used to believe in fairy tales