Fairy Tales - Anita Baker

I can remember stories

Those things my mother said

She told me fairy tales before I went to bed

She spoke of happy endings

Then tucked me in real tight

She turned my night light on

And kissed my face good night

My mind would fill with visions of perfect paradise

She told me everything

She said he’d be so nice

He’d ride up on his horse and take me away one night

I’d be so happy with him

We’d ride clean out of sight

She never said

That we would curse, cry and scream & lie

She never said that maybe

Someday he’d say goodbye

The story ends as stories do

Reality steps into view

No longer living life in paradise of fairy tales

Uh

No, uh, huh

Mmm, mmm

She spoke about happy endings

Of stories not like this

She said he’d slay all dragon

Defeat the evil prince

She said he’d come to save me

Swim through the stormy seas

I’d understand the story

It would be good for me

You never came to save me

You let me stand alone

Out in the wilderness

Alone in the cold

My story end as stories do

Reality steps into view

No longer living life in paradise

No fairy tales

Yes

I don’t look for pie up in the sky, baby

Need reality now

Said I don’t feel the need to be pacified

Don’t you try

Honey, I know you lied

You never came to save me

You let me stand alone

Out in the wilderness

Alone in the cold

I found no magic potion

No horse with wings to fly

I found the poison apple

My destiny to die

No royal kiss could save me

No magic spell to spin

My fantasy is over

My life must now begin

My story end as stories do

Reality steps into view

No longer living life in paradise

No fairy tales

Eh

Hey, hey, eee

Mmm, mmm

Lord have mercy

Oooh

Oooh

Mmm

Oh Lord