By Sinoun Chao     nounis@geocities.com
Date: 19 June 1997

Once Upon a Time

Why do things turn out so well in a storybook?
Each day of our lives is just another page 
Our actions and feelings are put on the stage
What would we find if we took a look?

In fairy tale, dreams do come true
The good prevails and the evil dies
Overcoming the person who defies
Your desires that are a part of you

Maybe it’s just not your time
Cinderella had her prince and danced the night away
Her heart and mind really wanted to stay
But her dreams were shattered at the midnight chime

She left the prince with a slipper of glass
So beautiful and clear did he feel its power
For her, he searched day after day, hour after hour
He knew he couldn’t let this chance pass

The prince found his love in this simple girl
She had thought that all was lost
But he found her at all cost
He had pried open the oyster to find the pearl.

In 1001 Arabian Nights of desert sand,
Aladdin had found the lamp to fulfill his dream
It was a love, his worth was to deem
A diamond in the rough, they called this man.

With a genie and monkey by his side,
He fought for Jasmine against all foe
And it was the whole world to her did he show
On that unforgettable magic carpet ride.

What if Belle didn’t love the beast?
What if it was Gaston, and not the Beast she chose?
But, alas, that’s not how the story goes.
It was what was inside, his looks she cared for least.

Who could forget the mermaid who sacrificed her tail?
It was to a prince her heart did love
But she was below the water and he above.
Regardless of these differences, love did not fail.

The prince didn’t know that he was doing the wrong thing
Not seeing because he was under the confusing spell
Did he love Ariel? He just couldn’t tell
The spell was finally broken when he heard her sing

These stories and fairy tales, to me they apply.
I am Cinderella with the broken pumpkin in the night
I am Ariel in that struggle with Ursula did she fight
All of us in love are the bonds that tie

You are the streetrat who took me on the carpet ride
You’re the prince to whom I danced
You’re the beast to whom love gave a chance
I am happy with you by my side

It is my eternal love that I am sending
I just wanted to say that I will always love you
It is only you who can make my dreams come true
So believe me when I say I love a happy ending.