Once Upon a Time in the Southeast

Once upon a time in the southeast was a girl
 She got sick from the monkeys teaching her to spell the words
 She dreamed of turning eighteen singing songs we never heard
 But she became a dancer fighting cancer on her own
 Her daddy was a miner in those mountains near the road
 Her mommy kept her secrets in a jar she never showed
 He's drinking by the river stealing silver from his mine
 Secrets turn to regrets when they try to cross the line
 No matter what you try, you will die
 Life will get you like once upon a time
 No matter what you try, you will die
 Life will get you like once upon a time
 Once upon a time in the southeast was a girl
 Shot dead by the voices making noises in her mind
 She sang for pretty horses, for the trees and butterflies
 She fought the city forces and she always won the fight
 She laid down in the borders then she slowly closed her eyes
 & Sang for silly soldiers what she called 'the final fight'
 No matter what you try, you will die
 Life will get you like once upon a time
 No matter what you try, you and I
 I'll forget you like once upon a time
 Maybe I'm just sinning for people who hate me
 Maybe I'm just singing for people who hate me
 Maybe I'm just sinning for people who hate me
 Maybe I'm just singing for people who hate me
 Once upon a time in the southeast was a girl
 She got sick from the monkeys teaching her to spell the words
 She dreamed of turning eighteen singing songs we never heard
 But she became a dancer fighting cancer on her own