Her momma's still got that sequin gown that she wore in '68  She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade  It took a whole lot of years and tears  For her momma to finally admit  No matter how many stitches and pins  That old dress was never gonna fit    She was daddy's little girl  Momma's little angel  Teacher's pet, pageant queen  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,  Waking up in someone else's dream"    Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday  He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away"  It took twenty-five years and some broken vows  Before they'd finally see  There's a little more to love and life  Then fairy tales and hand me down dreams    She was daddy's little girl  Momma's little angel  Teacher's pet, pageant queen  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,  Waking up in someone else's dream"    Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake  And she means to make her life her own  Before there's twenty-eight    She was daddy's little girl  Momma's little angel  Teacher's pet, pageant queen  She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,  Waking up in someone else's dream"