Ceili Rain - Queen For A Day lyrics

A puddle for a mirror, admirin' the dress That is draggin' on the ground, so pleased with how she's Put herself together: The plastic handbag, the two left shoes And the floppy hat she found in the garbage She cleans off the dirt And for a moment she forgets to hurt She's the queen for a day She holds her head high Her crown is her hope Her robe is her pride Her spirit is strong Today nothing's wrong She's the queen for a day Early next mornin' she watches her brother Go off to school and wonders what it's Like to water color or read from a book That is not just pictures, and picture girls Who never are hungry, have blankets and a bed And in that picture in her head With the floppy hat on and faith in her heart No one can tell her she's not