I learned the truth today, oh yeah
Nothing's what it seems
She broke the news to me, oh yeah
And told me he's leaving

I heard she made the most lovely bride
With flowers in her hair
Some how those flowers died
All alone in the world
Happy ever after girl

And now I see her in a store
Behind the counter glass
The ladies that she knew before
Look down as they pass

It doesn't matter they once were friends
You have or you have not
And then the story ends
All alone in the world
Happy ever after girl

Trades in her diamonds for pearls
Happy ever after girl
I dream about her every night since that day
Falling from a tree

She hits the ground
And brushing the dirt from her face
Laughs about the irony
(Waits for an apology)

We watch her kids play in the park
Then she says to me
I only cry now when it's dark
So they won't have to see

I'm tired and worn out before my time
Can't recognize myself
A couple of bottles and I'll be fine
Like everybody else I know

All alone in the world
Happy ever after girl
Trades in her diamonds for pearls
Happy ever after girl