Your heart beats like a hammer at the bottom of the ocean It wakes the sleeping serpent whose blood's a magic potion Your singing saves a princess whose courage saves a kingdom Your laughter turns to sparkles, oh that's where starlight comes from And you are all the stories I ever need to hear My happy ever after, my once upon a time Your hair is full of secrets of the mermaids you have known They fall as diamonds at your feet when you use brush or comb Your frown won't stop the monster from monstering a town And when the moon is full at midnight you appear in gown and crown And you are all the stories I ever need to hear My happy ever after, my once upon a time And you are all the stories I ever need to hear My happy ever after, my once upon a time A giant once gave you roses and said please be mine forever But when you said you couldn't, all his crying changed the weather It rained from May to Winter and many ships were sunk It only stopped on New Year's Eve when the giant sang songs and got drunk And you are all the stories I ever need to hear My happy ever after, my once upon a time And you are all the stories I ever need to hear My happy ever after, my once upon a time All the stories, all the stories, all the stories My once upon a time