A Sorta Fairytale

- Tori Amos


On my way up north,
up on the Ventura,
I pulled back the hood
and I was talking to you
and I knew then it would be
a life long thing,
but I didn't know that we...
we could break the silver lining.

And I'm so sad;
like a good book,
I can't put this day back.
A sorta fairytale
with you,
a sorta fairytale
with you.

Things you said that day,
up on the 101,
the girl had come undone.
I tried to downplay it
with a bet about us,
you said that
you'd take it
as long as I could.
I could not erase it.

And I'm so sad;
like a good book,
I can't put this day back.
A sorta fairytale
with you,
a sorta fairytale
with you.

And I ride along side,
and I rode along side,
and I rode along side
till you lost me there
in the open road.
And I rode along side,
till the honey spread
itself so thin
for me to break your bread.
For me to take your word,
I had to steal it.

And I'm so sad;
like a good book,
i can't put this day back.
A sorta fairytale
with you,
a sorta fairytale
with you.

I could pick back up
whenever I feel.

Down New Mexico way,
something about
the open road...
I knew that he was
looking for some indian blood and
find a little in you, find a little
in me. We may be
on this road but
we're just impostors
in this country, you know.
So we go along and we said
we'd fake it.
Feel better with Oliver Stone,
till I almost smacked him -
seemed right that night and
I don't know what
takes hold
out there in the
desert cold.
These guys think they must
try and just get over on us.

And i'm so sad;
like a good book,
I can't put this
day back.
A sorta fairytale
with you,
a sorta fairytale
with you.

And i was ridin' by,
ridin' along side
for a while, till you lost me.
And i was ridin' by,
ridin' along, till you lost me.
Till you lost me
in the rear view.
"You lost me",
I said.

Way up north, I took my day.
All in all was a pretty nice
day, and I put the hood
right back where
you could taste heaven
perfectly.
Feel out the summer breeze,
didn't know when we'd be back.
And I... I don't...
Didn't think
we'd end up like...
like this.