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Jenn Franklin - No Cinderella

from Dept. of Veterans Affairs, VISN 5 November 2019 by Operation Song

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Written and recorded at the Operation Song retreat in collaboration with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in November of 2019.

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No Cinderella
Lory Gatter/Jenn Franklin

It wasn’t like a fairytale but I fell under their spell
Believing the words “You are invisible.”
“You will do what you’re told and that’s all that you’re worth.”
Black & blue, always knew that something was wrong
Just in time, realized that I was the hero all along

Stop pushing me down
I’m no Cinderella
It’s a long road out
From a hell of a hard-knock ride
But I’ve got the fight
I’m ready to save my life
And I’ll tell ya...I ain’t no Cinderella

I had to plan my own escape landed hard in Korea at 18
I bend but I don’t break gave my all to be soldier
But they can barely see it
Only crowns for the kings in all the commotion
Keep the gowns, keep the glass slippers
Boys it’s time to give me that promotion

In the Mirror I can see who I love
All the strength that I used to overcome
Struggles and suffering through the years
But I promise you there is no damsel here

Stop pushing me down
I’m no Cinderella
It’s a long road out
From a hell of a hard-knock ride
But I’ve got the fight I’m ready to save my life
And I’ll tell ya...I ain’t no Cinderella

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from Dept. of Veterans Affairs, VISN 5 November 2019, released November 29, 2019
Written with Veteran Lory Gatter and Operation Song writer Jenn Franklin.

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