On The Steps Of The Palace Lyrics - Singles - Anna Kendrick

He's a very smart Prince 

He's a Prince who prepares. 

Knowing this time I'd run from him 

He spread pitch on the stairs. 

And I'm caught unawares. 

Well it means that he cares - 

This is more than just malice. 

Better stop and take stock 

While you're standing here stuck 

On the steps of the palace. 

All right, what do you want? 

Have to make a decision. 

Why not stay and be caught? 

Should I give that a thought 

What would be his response? 

But then what if he knew 

Who I am when I know 

That I'm not what he thinks 

That he wants? 

And then what if I am? 

What a Prince would envision? 

But then how can you know 

Who you are till you know 

What you want, which I don't? 

So then which do you pick: 

Where you're safe, out of sight 

And yourself, but where everything's wrong? 

Or where everything's right 

But you know that you'll never belong? 

And whichever you pick 

Do it quick 

'Cause you're starting to stick 

To the steps of the palace. 

It's my first big decision 

The choice isn't easy to make. 

To arrive at a ball 

Is exciting and all 

Once you're there, though, it's scary. 

And it's fun to deceive 

When you know you can leave 

But you have to be wary. 

There's a lot that's at stake 

But I've stalled long enough 

'Cause I'm still standing stuck 

In the stuff on the steps... 

Better run along home 

And avoid the collision. 

Even though they don't care 

I'll be better out there 

Where there's nothing to choose 

So there's nothing to lose. 

So I'll pry up my shoes. 

Wait though thinking it through 

Things don't have to collide 

I know what my decision is 

Which is not to decide. 

I'll just leave him a clue: 

For example, a shoe. 

And then see what he'll do. 

Now it's he and not you 

Who'll be stuck with a shoe 

In a stew, in the goo 

And I've learned something, too 

Something I never knew 

On the steps of the palace. 

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