Fairytale by Sara Bareilles

Careful Confessions by Sara Bareilles

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Fairytale
by Sara Bareilles

Album: Careful Confessions

Verse 1
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor
She's got a crush on the guy at the liquor store
Because 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 fairy tales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing

Verse 2
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
What else can you do with seven itty-bitty men?
Sends them to bed and calls up a friend
Says will you meet me at midnight?
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
"Would 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
I don't care for your fairy tales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing

Bridge
Once upon a time in a far-away 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 and hold my head down and I break these walls round me
Can't take no more of your fairytale love

Chorus
I don't care for your fairy tales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing

Outro
I don't care
I don't care
Worry 'bout the maiden though you know
She's only waiting spent the whole life
Being graded on the sanctity of patience and a dumb appreciation
But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
Because I don't want the next best thing
No, no, I don't want the next best thing