Mama's still got that sequin gown
That she wore in sixty eight
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 is never gonna fit
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's perfect pageant queen
She said all my life I've been pleasing everyone but me
Waking up waking up in someone else's dream
Her daddy used to say
You'll make a lovely bright someday
He'll ride up on a big white horse
And just carry you away
It took twenty five years and some broken vows
Before they finally see
There's a little more to love than life
Than fairytales and hand me down dreams
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's world pageant queen
She said all my life I've been pleasing everyone but me
Waking up waking up in someone else's dream
She's got twenty seven candles on her cake
She needs to make her life her own
Before there's twenty eight
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's ** pageant queen
She said all my life I've been pleasing everyone but me
Make it waking up with someone else
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's black pageant queen
She said all my life I've been pleasing everyone but me
Waking up in someone else's someone else's dreams
Oh in someone else's dreams