By Dallasgirl (texstars9@prodigy.net)
Date: 4 July 2000

Fairytale Fantasies

                Once upon a time
		I dreamt of wishing wells and carrollons.
		The long sighs and even longer nights
		Where have they all gone?

		Mama, why didn't you tell me
		One day my prince would turn into a frog?
		My friend - you should have warned me
		The knight in my fairy tale was really a dog.

		That's why I'm here to tell you
		The story doesn't end with happy ever after - you see
		There is always a sequel and you should know by now
		It's never what it's cracked up to be.

		No - no one ever told poor Guinneviere
		Exactly how she would spend her days.
		Crying and pining away in a convent 
		For two men who would simply walk away.

		And what happened to Cinderella 
		After she married the handsome prince Mr. Disney?
		Was it really a dream come true
		Or was it more of a Shakespearean tragedy?

		That's why I'm here to tell you
		The story doesn't end with happy ever after - you see
		There is always a sequel and you should know by now
		It's never what it's cracked up to be.

		Don't know why it took me so long to figure it all out
		Yes - I'm living proof the fairy tales are simply a fantasy....