A beautiful bride?

she only wanted simple things
to grab her slice of the American dream

like her mama
and the ones before
before, before

she only wanted to walk home
and in her door
to smiling faces on bodies two feet tall

and each night fall
to sleep
in arms that would hold her steady,
steady, steady

she only wanted simple things
to get a slice of the American Dream

but he left
like the ones before,
before, before....

and simple slipped through her fingertips
once more, once....


like before, before, before.