Something Else's Dream Lyrics

Her momma's still got that sequin gown
That she wore in '68
She taught her early how to smile that smile
And wave from the parade
It took a whole lot of years and tears
For her mama to finally admit
No matter how many stitches and pins
That old dress was never gonna fit

She was daddy's little girl, momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen, she said
"All my life, I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Wakin' up in someone else's dream."

Her daddy used to say
"You'll make a lovely bride someday!
He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away!"
It took twenty-five years and some broken vows
Before they'd finally see
That there's a little more to love and life
Than fairy tales and handed down dreams

She was daddy's little girl, momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen, she said
"All my life, I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Wakin' up in someone else's dream."

Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight

She was daddy's little girl, momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen, she said
"All my life, I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Wakin' up in someone else"
She was daddy's little girl, momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen, she said
"All my life, I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Wakin' up in someone else's, someone else's dream"