The following song is about how women come to the heart breaking realization that the Cinderella-type fairy tales are unrealistic. The lyrics describe two friends who planned to get married and live happily ever after. The song makes reference to aspects of life left out of the original "Cinderella Fairytale" such as getting old. Yet in the end, the song is also about somehow being able to stay optimistic while remembering the dreams you had when you were young.
Most girls first hear the story of Cinderella at a very early age but for some, it seems to take years for them to level with the idea of the story being unrealistic. No one wants to believe that marriage is going to be difficult or that one day you could lose your best friend in a disastrous divorce. On the opposite side of the spectrum, it seems our society has lowered expectations about marriage and practically given up on the idea of happy endings. Though these 'happy endings' may not be practical, I believe that a positive and healthy relationship is still worth striving for.
Most girls first hear the story of Cinderella at a very early age but for some, it seems to take years for them to level with the idea of the story being unrealistic. No one wants to believe that marriage is going to be difficult or that one day you could lose your best friend in a disastrous divorce. On the opposite side of the spectrum, it seems our society has lowered expectations about marriage and practically given up on the idea of happy endings. Though these 'happy endings' may not be practical, I believe that a positive and healthy relationship is still worth striving for.
Hey Cinderella Lyrics by Suzy Bogguss
We believed in fairy tales that day
I watched your father give you away
Your aim was true when the pink bouquet
Fell right into my hands
We danced for hours and we drank champagne
You screamed and laughed when I got up and sang
And then you rode away in a white Mustang
To your castle in the sand
Through the years and the kids and the jobs
And the dreams that lost their way
Do you ever stop and wonder
Do you ever just wanna say
Hey hey, Cinderella, what's the story all about
I got a funny feeling we missed a page or two somehow
Ohh-ohhhh, Cinderella, maybe you could help us out
Does the shoe fit you now
We're older but no more the wise
We've learned the art of compromise
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry
And sometimes we just break down
We're good now 'cause we have to be
Come to terms with our vanity
Sometimes we still curse gravity
When no one is around
Yeah, our dolls gather dust in the corner of the attic
And bicycles rust in the rain
Still we walk in that fabled shadow
Sometimes we call her name
Hey hey, Cinderella, what's the story all about
I got a funny feeling we missed a page or two somehow
Ohh-ohhhh, Cinderella, maybe you could help us out
Does the shoe fit you now
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