Townes van Zandt - Sad cinderella

^Cwhen the bandits have ^Gstolen your ^Fjewellery and ^Cgone and your ^Fcrippled young gypsy has grown tall and ^Cstrong and your ^Fdead miscon^Gceptions have p^Froven you w^Crong well then, ^CPrincess, where you ^Fplanning to turn ^Gto?

when your ^Cmagazine m^Gemory has ^Fspun you ^Caround and you r^Fealise your lovers were just painted ^Cclowns and ^Foutside your ^Gwindow you ^Fstart hearing ^Csounds where ^Cthey're building a ^Fcross for to burn ^Gyou

when ^Fall your bright ^Gscarlet turns ^Cslowly to ^Fblue will you ^Gstop and decide that it's ^Fover? ^C

when your ^Ctear drops go ^Gsour and ^Fno longer ^Cfall to ^Fsplash cross the virgin that lives down the ^Chall and ^Fspends all her ^Gnights with an ^Fear to your ^Cwall well ^Cthen, what will you ^Fhave you can ^Goffer?

^Cwhen the fire dancers ^Gfinish and ^Fleave you ^Calone with ^Fnothing but embers and sacks full of ^Cstone that ^Fhang 'round your ^Gneck slicing ^Fthrough to the ^Cbone will ^Cthere be a ^Fplace for your ^Glaughter?

when ^Fall your bright ^Gscarlet turns ^Cslowly to ^Fblue will you ^Gstop and decide that it's ^Fover? ^C

^Cwhen your shattered i^Gllusions come a-^Ftumbling ^Chome and ^Fall of your butchers you've nourished have ^Cgrown and ^Fthey're suddenly ^Gable to ^Fleave you ^Calone and they ^Crun like ^Fslaves that are set ^Gfree

^Cwhen your questions are a^Gnswered and your ^Fpleading is ^Cdone and your ^Fmind starts a-screaming that you ain't the ^Cone that ^Fonce dwelled within ^Gyou, will you ^Fturn? will you ^Crun? But, ^CPrincess, will you come ^Fhome and get ^Gme?

when ^Fall your bright ^Gscarlet turns ^Cslowly to ^Fblue will you ^Gstop and decide that it's ^Fover? ^C