Story Behind The Song

I wrote this to sing during my inspirational and motivational talks. I get requests to "please sing that fairy godmother song!" Chicago singer Jen Chanda used this song to title and kick off her cabaret show.

Song Description

Genre: Positive Music. Danceable. Whimsical and fanciful, using fairy godmother as creative device. Speaks to creating the life you want, not letting life simply happen to you.

Lyrics

VERSE:
I believe in fairy godmothers
?cause I met mine yesterday.
She was plump and sweet and full of heat
with what she came to say.
I?d been groaning ?bout my plain old life.
That?s when she appeared to
sit me down and set me straight about
how things work ?round here.

She said...

CHORUS:
Once upon your lifetime?
What?ll it be? Tell me your story.
Once upon your lifetime?
How does it end? Do you find glory?
Or do you wind up vexed? Perplexed?
Aghast life has passed you by?
Once upon your lifetime...
Tell a tale to take your soul high.

VERSE:
And I said, "Listen, Fairy Godmother,
I don?t know what you mean.
Are you telling me I may well be
the maker of my dream?
Can?t you just take care of this?
You know, wave your wand and grant my wish?"

SPOKEN BRIDGE:
And she said, ?Darlin, of course I can wave my wand and help you with your wish. But let me ask you: If you went into a restaurant and sat there grumbling about how hungry you were but never ordered anything, what do you suppose you?d get?
Make your wish, baby!"

CHORUS:
Once upon your lifetime?
What?ll it be? Tell me your story.
Once upon your lifetime?
How does it end? Do you find glory?
Or do you wind up vexed? Perplexed?
Aghast life has passed you, passed you, passed you, passed you by?
No! Once upon your lifetime...
Tell a tale to take your soul high.

TAG:
High!
Once upon your lifetime...
Make your wish.
Tell me your story.
Oh yeah...Once upon your lifetime!