The girl is the thing

so you ask, what is this happily ever after shit?
and who am I?
some simple girl with a constant smile
why, I am the flirt breeze sAILING the brave of the tranquil dance on a tidal wave
bringing it on back to real time, I say
LOSS is all around us, you say
within the man on the corner who catches your eye for some change
scRUFfy coat and face that casts a sLIGHT shadow of shame
and so, what is this happily ever after shit?
take it out of the box we've created, I say
brEAThe out the past and time in space
which is no more than an illUSion
hidden by a bad name
what hand-me-down memory created this bLAME?
so I sing, the blues, man, the blues
'cuz I feel that hurt dOWN to the sole of my shoes
a slap-happy white girl
in the ghetto
without a fucking clue
sTILL you ask, what is this happily ever after shit?
When few can be tRUE
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