I came to see her daddy for sit down man to man   It wasn't any secret i'd be asking for her hand   I guess that's why he left me waiting in the living room by myself   with at least a dozen pictures of her sitting on a shelf      - Chorus -      She was playing Cinderella   She was riding her first bike   Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight   Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin   Dancing with her dad, looking up at him   In her eyes i'm Prince Charming   But to him i'm just some fella   riding in and stealing Cinderella      I leaned in towards those pictures to get a better look at one   When I heard a voice behind me say "Now, ain't she something, son?"   I said "Yes, she quite a woman"   and he just stared at me   Then I realized that in his eyes she would always be      Playing Cinderella   Riding her first bike   Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight   Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin   Dancing with her dad, looking up at him   In her eyes i'm Prince Charming   But to him i'm just some fella   riding in and stealing Cinderella      He slapped me on the shoulder   Then he called her in the room   When she threw her arms around him   That's when I could see it too      She was playing cinderella   Riding her first bike   Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight   Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin   Dancing with her dad, looking up at him   If he gives me a hard time   I can't blame the fella   I'm the one who's stealing Cinderella"