Ugly Duckling, by Mandalyn May

Ugly Duckling

from Limited Edition Collectible CD Package by Mandalyn May

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I was recently given a scholarship to attend the Folk Alliance International Conference - now raising $ to get there (Memphis) in February - thank you for your support!!

These are super limited edition physical copies of this CD - they look like vinyl (see pic) and have different cover art that you can choose from. Only 120 copies (numbered and everything;) will be made - so get yours while you can! Includes the CD itself, an immediate download of the digital tracks, PDF of liner notes and a special Bonus Track! The money raised will help me get to Memphis and pay for my food and lodging while I'm there:)

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I love to watch the audience when I sing this one - lots of serious looks. Just remember, the story of the Ugly Duckling turns out well in the end ;)

lyrics

Ugly Duckling

Before we got old there were tales we told,
lying on carpets of grass
Sometimes you'd look at me like you might kiss me
sometimes we even held hands

But then we got to high school
and you wanted to be popular
I didn't notice I wasn't cool
until you dropped my hand to hold hers

Because I am the ugly duckling,
and you hoped to capture a swan
and I don't look anything like the girls in your dreams
so you look right past me, move on

College for me, New York City
You gave up your dreams for the farm
You took a young wife, downed a beer with the guys
and introduced me as 'the thespian'

Because I am the ugly duckling
and you only hang out with swans
and I don't act anything like the girls in your dreams
so you make your jokes and move on

Well now that we're old enough to have regrets
you've started to notice I've had some success
You show up whenever I sing around here
You pull up a chair, and you slide me your beer

You say you've got the kids now on weekends,
so maybe we'll just take this slow
And I have to laugh, you still think you're a catch
I got over you seventeen years ago

'Cause I may be the ugly duckling,
but I've always known who I am
and time and her circumstance gave me your second glance
but I've been the same all along

Yes I may be the ugly duckling
but when I sing you hear the swan
and now you say I've always been the girl of your dreams
well honey it's time you moved on

Babe it's your turn to move on.

credits

from Limited Edition Collectible CD Package, track released 08 September 2010
Music and lyrics, guitar and vocals: Mandalyn May
This recording made possible by a gift from Smiling James Heyser :) Recorded live at Smiling James Studios, San Anselmo, CA.