Waiting for the Happy Ending
Once upon a time, while I was at your knee
Raptly intent on the tales revealed to me
Saw the ice queen's mind meet the holy see
Waiting for the happy ending to set me free
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Pious faced duplicity enters with a key
Black and white said a nun you'd rather be
Losing my religion in a desperate fight to flee
Waiting for the happy ending to set me free
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Your book holds the story of a softened devotee
Answers you've sought escape the Joshua tree
Hands hold a rosary and a place as resignee
You await the final ending in faith to set you free
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Guilt grips me tight while mea culpa cops a plea
No prayer for forgiveness, agree to disagree
Seasons find meaning as colors change degree
And in the end, we find, it's love that sets us free
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Shadows play with light changing the decree
Me, as the nurturer, you cast as childlike she
Peace in the storm of what we can't foresee
And in the end, we find, it's love that sets us free
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