Her momma's still got that sequin gown that she wore in '68
  She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade
  It took a whole lot of years and tears
  For her momma to finally admit
  No matter how many stitches and pins
  That old dress was never gonna fit
    She was daddy's little girl
  Momma's little angel
  Teacher's pet, pageant queen
  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
  Waking up in someone else's dream"
    Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday
  He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away"
  It took twenty-five years and some broken vows
  Before they'd finally see
  There's a little more to love and life
  Then fairy tales and hand me down dreams
    She was daddy's little girl
  Momma's little angel
  Teacher's pet, pageant queen
  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
  Waking up in someone else's dream"
    Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
  And she means to make her life her own
  Before there's twenty-eight
    She was daddy's little girl
  Momma's little angel
  Teacher's pet, pageant queen
  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
  Waking up in someone else's dream"