The night we danced, all in dress blues
And fancy gowns in all shades and hues,
The night I fell in love with you

And began to think dreams could come true…

Am I the only one who still remembers
The night I was your Cinderella?
The night that I and my glass shoe
Came totally undone and lost for you...

The night the fairest in the land was me and me alone.

But alas, the yawning clock struck twelve
And the glistening ball and the laughing belles
Ended a night of majesty,
And returned to castle mounts along the kingdom’s sea.

And the other shoe dropped,

My heart it fell,

As I realized before me was the end of the spell,

And the dream of being the prince’s bride

Was whisked away, as was I,

By the tears that follow broken dreams

And the stifled tears and stifled screams…

Because no castle did I ever have,
No handmaids followed me;
No horse-drawn carriage
No fairy tale marriage

Would ever await for me.

But for a night I was your Cinderella

And I loved you more than I could tell you,

But I fear I’m the only one to remember

The night I was your burning ember.