"Fairytale"
by Sara Bareilles
Capo 1
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor
She's got a
Crush on the guy at the liquor store
Cause Mr. Charming don't come home anymore
And she forgets why she came here
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood
For shame she says
None for you dear prince, I'm tired today
I'd rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me
from dreaming
[Chorus:]
I don't care for your fairytales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing
next best thing
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
What else could you do
With seven itty-bitty men?
Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend
Says will you meet me at midnight?
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
I'll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away
from the windows
[Chorus]
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Man made up a story said that I should believe him
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in
hindsight
But I don't want the next best thing
So I sing
I hold my head down and I break these walls round me
Can't take no more of your fairytale love
I don't care
For your fairytales
You're so worried bout the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing
I don’t care, I don’t care
Worried bout the maiden
Oh you know she’s only waiting
spent her whole life being
graded on the sanctity of patience and a dumb
Appreciation
But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
Cause I don't want the next best thing
No no I don't want the next best thing