The Hopeful Daughter

There upon the ugly carpet There blazingly alive There she plays with a tattered Barbie A sweet little girl of five Oblivious to her simple surroundings Deaf to the sounds of the train She dreams aloud for mommy to hear The dreams of a child's brain I'm gonna marry a king someday I'm gonna be his queen He's gonna say I'm pretty The prettiest he's ever seen He will love me oh so much The world for me, he'd give He will be so merry, mommy The happiest man to live And on our wedding day for me He’ll give a beautiful present Like stars in the sky he'll throw them And become for me, a peasant For I will heal his heart with love A broken heart I'll mend And just like that he'll throw it all His money gone with the wind