Oingo Boingo Cinderella Undercover (Live) lyrics

When I was young, my mind would always wander away
I couldn't talk, never had nothin' to say
But now I'm grown, nothin' much seems to have changed
I think I'm goin' insane yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Is this a fairy tale?
Are you the Seven Dwarfs?
Did Snow White really die
While fighting in the war?

They were the only friends I ever trusted
Now they're scattered and livin' in the city
Unlisted numbers, huh, Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead, yeah

The war is comin' but there's nothin' much that we can do
Stuck in a pay-phone, the operator won't let me through
I close my eyes but the memories burn in my brain
I think I'm goin' insane yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I heard a rumor, they said it's gone nuclear
I stockpile cigarettes and double bolt the door
A sanctuary for all my friends
We'll stay in bed until the world ends

So please don't wake me
I've gotta get some sleep

Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead, yeah

Think I'm goin' insane, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is this a fairy tale? This can't be real
There's fighting all around, they're shooting in the fields
They say that values change when hunger or ambition strikes

Survival is essential at any cost or any price
The cartoon animals on Old McDonald's farm
Are noddin' off in hotel rooms with needles in their arms
The seven dwarfs, well, there's only four alive today
Cinderella's workin' for the CIA

Cinderella, the fairy tale's over
You should know, you got the scars to prove it
And your skin isn't as soft as it used to
But I don't care, come on, you said it baby

Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than
Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead