• I.
    My mother used to tell me these magical tales
    Back then when I was a little girl
    I’d listen to stories of fairies and dragons
    Of wizards and princes who’d save the world
    My favorite story, one I’d make her retell
    The one that I could never forget
    The prince saves the princess and rides into the night
    But that was before the clock struck twelve

    Chorus:
    What if Cinderella never fit the slipper
    What if Alice never fell into Wonderland
    What if Rapunzel never let down her hair
    What if pixie dust couldn’t help Peter Pan
    What if Sleeping Beauty never woke up
    What if Snow White’s mirror shattered
    Maybe there’s no such thing as fairy tales
    Maybe there’s no such thing as happily ever after

    II.
    I though I found my prince, the one I always dreamed of
    I thought he was the one when he swept me off my feet
    But the magic came to a bitter end
    His love for me was just pretend
    He wasn’t my knight in shining armor
    He wasn’t my true love meant to be

    Chorus:
    What if Cinderella never fit the slipper
    What if Alice never fell into Wonderland
    What if Rapunzel never let down her hair
    What if pixie dust couldn’t help Peter Pan
    What if Sleeping Beauty never woke up
    What if Snow White’s mirror shattered
    Maybe there’s no such thing as fairy tales
    Maybe there’s no such thing as happily ever after

    Bridge:
    Since then I’ve grown up a lot
    I’m a different person from that little girl
    I’m not a princess or a damsel in distress
    But I’m a real girl in the real world

    III.
    So I stopped believing in fairy tales, and snapped out of my dreams
    But my heart was still in broken fragments
    Then you came along, no horse or sacred sword
    Only a pure heart, no magic or enchantments

    Final Chorus:
    So maybe I can never fit the slipper
    Maybe I won’t fall into Wonderland
    My hair can’t grow long enough to let down
    And maybe I’ll never fly like Peter Pan
    I’ve kissed a toad who I thought was my prince
    But you’re the one that matters
    Maybe there’s no such thing as fairy tales
    But with you there’s still happily ever after