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you must have seen them once or twice
or read about their tale of woe
me i remember two friends in need
two heart's who lost everything

but i suppose i should start again
and start from the very beginning
and tell you what it was like before
all the pain and suffering

it was like your first christmas day
full of lights and childhood dreams
or try remembering your first true love
and all the magic that it could bring

crowds of people came from miles around
and everyone was happy singing
wrap this up all in a ball
you'd only have a glimmering

true love in fairy tales
always has a happy ending
but in a world of spit and greed
well there's no room for anything

i was there when they first found out
their world was going to end
in the space of just one heartbeat
i couldn't quite comprehend

she could barely hold back her tears
hardly keep her hands from shaking
he was quiet wouldn't say a thing
but i could tell he was smoldering

now i see some of you nod your heads
i see some of you wipe your cheeks
look around the room you'll see
we have a bond in their misery

and people ask me if there's still hope
i try to smile but i can't tell them
all i see for our wounded pair is
wreckage and despair

true love in fairy tales
always has a happy ending
but in a world of spit and greed
well there's no room for anything

i have a table that i got from them
i keep it littered with strange debris
i know it's there but i don't want to see
broken hearts broken dreams

and i'm afraid to tell you more
'cause i'm ashamed of how i left them
drowning in this terrible see
i just stood by and watch them bleed

this is the fall of innocent grace
a time of constant sorrow
so light a candle or say a prayer
or drink until you just don't care

but if you think it can't get much worse
you haven't heard a word i'm saying
'cause it won't stop until it has it all
until it's taken everything

true love in fairy tales
always has a happy ending
but in a world of spit and greed
well there's no room for anything

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from david and the christynas, released February 23, 2005

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