Written for February Album Writing Month 2011
(For my daughter Amelie)
lyrics
There was a princess fierce and brave
Big brown eyes and a pretty name
Hair that shimmered like a pot of gold
Every night when she closed her eyes
Her drowsy self got a big surprise
Sneaky little fox came scuttling into her dream
She said I am so fierce and brave
I am not scared of anything
So why must I be afraid of you, you, you, you, you
There was a fox so wild and sly
Bushy tailed and shifty eyed
Fur as rusty red as the little pig's house
Every night in his cozy den
The same old nightmare will begin
A pretty princess chases him in his dream
He says I am so wild and sly
Tell me then why can't I hide
She pulls my tail and makes me cry
Oh why, why, why
She leaves her castle
He leaves his cozy den
They stop in the middle
And then they...
Stare at each other, they
Stare at each other, they
Stare at each other, they
Stare at each other
Till it gets really awkward
And then they both laugh and say
I am not afraid
I am not afraid
I am not afraid
Anymore
Sometimes friendship can look odd
A picnic on the castle lawn
The princess and the fox sitting the sun
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