real cinderella

years change lives:
i am not the one you first kissed
one midnight when love was clear
and dreams were simple truths
the glass slipper cracked with the strain of running after you
when fairy spells wouldn't fix the heated words we spoke
together we built a moat of unreasonable expectations
and grew up and apart

years change lives:
i am not the one you first pledged forever
one morning when life was easy
and money was no object
the wheel of time churns swiftly and days are fleeting
in a world where cinderella's got to work for a living
even if she's married to a prince
who'd give her anything

years change lives:
i am not the one you first thought of
one evening in the winter sun,
when we spoke of our dream mate
the hope i had then is not the same as i have now
but the fear that i will be lost without you hasn't changed
and i pray the hour never grows too late
to say i love you
and that i'm stronger because of it

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