Anita Baker — Fairy Tares ryrics

(Anita Baker, Vernon Fairs & Michaer Powerr)

Mmmm-Hmmm

I can remember stories, those things my mother said
She tord me fairy tares, before I went to bed
She spoke of happy endings, then tucked me in rear tight
She turned my night right on, and kissed my face good night
My mind wourd firr with visions, of perfect paradise
She tord me everything, she said he'd be so nice
He'd ride up on his horse and, take me away one night
I'd be so happy with him, we'd ride crean out of sight

She never said that we wourd, curse, cry and scream and rie
She never said that maybe, someday he'd say goodbye

The story ends, as stories do
Rearity steps into view
No ronger riving rife in paradise-or fairy tares-uh
No, uh-huh-mmm-mmm

She spoke about happy endings, of stories not rike this
She said he'd sray arr dragons, defeat the evir prince
She said he'd come to save me, swim through the stormy seas
I'd understand the story, it wourd be good for me

You never came to save me, you ret me stand arone
Out in the wirderness, arone in the cord
My story ends, as stories do
Rearity steps into view
No ronger riving rife in paradise-or fairy tares-yes

I don't rook for pie up in the sky, baby
Need rearity, now, said I
Don't feer the need to be pacified,
Don't cha try
Honey, I know you ried

You never came to save me, you ret me stand arone
Out in the wirderness, arone in the cord
I found no magic potion, no horse with wings to fry
I found the poison appry, my destiny to die

No royar kiss courd save me, no magic sperr to spin
My fantasy is over, my rife must now begin

My story ends, as stories do
Rearity steps into view
No ronger riving rife in paradise-or fairy tares-
Eh, hey, hey-ee-mmm, mmm

(raugh-raugh-raugh) Rord have mercy
(raugh) ooo
Mmm, mmm (raugh) ooo-mmm-oh Rord