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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
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from 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
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's dream
Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's…
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's
someone else's dream
oh from someone else's dream
"Someone Else's Dream"
by Faith Hill
from It Matters To Me
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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
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's dream
"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
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's dream
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's…
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet and Pageant Queen
She said, "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me."
Waking up from someone else's
someone else's dream
by Faith Hill
from It Matters To Me
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