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 momma to finally admit
No matter how many stitches and pins
That old dress was never gonna fit

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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,
Waking up in someone else´s dream"

Her daddy used to say, "You´ll make a lovely bride 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´d finally see
There´s a little more to love and life
Than fairy tales and hand me down dreams

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

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