Wishing

So this is my destiny
Hiding in shadows where no one can see
Scrubbing floors on hands and knees
Trying oh, so hard to please
and dreaming of the day fortune smiles on me.

I've lived my life below the stairs
Wishing and wondering if anyone cares
Guess I should know my place
Accept my fate with all good grace
Or can you change the ways of the world
With your wishes and prayers?

Who wipes away my tears?
When I am crying, who hears?

Though my dreams are dead and gone
I must be strong and keep silent if I'm to go on
Who knows what tomorrow brings?
I'll make the best of things...
This ugly little duckling
who dreams she'll turn into a swan.