Once Upon A Time

So long ago
So far away
Once upon a time.

There lived a young girl
Aloft in a tower
Who cowered behind the gates of her heart
Her dragons and demons
Kept her in prison.

So long ago
So far away
Once upon a time.

She wept every night
Alone and lonely
Only lamenting her sorrowful fate
She longed for a dream
That belonged to her only
Once upon a time.

And word of her plight
Soon spread far and wide
And suitors would ride in
From faraway lands
Never one able to suffer fools gladly
Madly she'd suffer at all these fools hands.

Sadly she tried
To be brave and be strong
And without any warning
A young prince came along.

The fire he possessed
He unchained her spirit
When she would hear it
His laughter brought love
Suddenly, then, as if borne on his magic
She soared from the tower above.

He swept her away
To his palace of wonder
And soon laid asunder
Her demons so neatly
For she was his muse
And he'd never refuse
And he'd win o'er her heart
For he loved her completely.

Then the cruel world
With its storms and its quaking
Set forth to taking
Her prince by the hand
And led him away
So the maiden would see
The prince was magic
He was merely a man.

The seasons must change
And laughter fell silent
And time takes its toll
On lovers and friends
And even fairy tales must have an end
So long ago
So far away
Back to the dream in her mind.

No more alone
Yet again lonely
Once upon a time.