When she was younger, she would pretend That her bedroom was a castle, she was fairest in the land And she got older, and it all changed There was no time for make-believe and all the magic slipped away Until the light in her eyes it was all but gone 'Cause all the dreams that she had turned out to be wrong So keep your head up princess 'fore your crown falls Know these voices in your head will be your downfall I know it gets so hard but you don't got far to go Yeah, keep your head up princess, it's a long road And the path leads right to where they won't go I know it hurts right now but I know you'll make it home So keep your head up Yeah, keep your head up And now she's grown up, works at a bar She traded makeshift gowns for serving rounds from sunrise till it's dark And all her friends got someone to hold And she's got no one there, still not prepared to make it on her own And now the light in her eyes, it's now all but gone 'Cause all the dreams that she had turned out to be wr