This is by the book A picture-perfect bride I got my happy ending In a fairy tale the knot must get tied This is what I dreamed Finally it's real I knew what I would look like But I never thought how I might feel And there's more More More to the story What you so often read Isn't always so There's more More to the story Now I know Every princess is a beauty Every dragon must be cruel Big goes with bad And royal goes with duty We play our parts We follow every rule This is by the book I knew it from the start The ogre tries to hurt you But I never knew they meant in the heart And there's more More More to the story What you so clearly see Isn't always so There's more More to the story Now I know Now I know What you so fondly told Isn't always so There's more More To the story Now I know This is by the book I got my happy ending