I would like to be a princess, If but only for a day Pretending life's a fairytale Casting all my cares away I'd like to live in a place where all I ever needed Appeared before my very eyes, And where every person embraces honesty, Where there is no knowledge of betrayal; of lies. I'd like to live in a place where everything holds beauty Beyond all I can compare, Where sorrow is but a gentle mist That swiftly vanishes in the air. Oh, can't I live in a place where there is no need for accolades- For life is the most awesome prize, A place where no person ever hid his feelings; No reason for a masking disguise? Indeed, I would love to be a princess Or a damsel who knows not distress No pretending life is a fairytale, For all lives are lived with zest. I want to live as if pain is just a thought That left us all far, far behind, Where love is an arrant right No person is ever denied. I muse a place where honor is to all A quiet, unadorned truth- Where character is