Cinderella
Ezio Lyrics

Cinderella was on the last train
Cinderella was headed home on the last train of the night

That stops at every station
The train stops at every station along the route

Yes, she stayed long after midnight
Cinderella stayed out late into the night

Yes, she gave in to temptation
She gave into the temptation to stay out late and have fun

She thought her lipstick and her hairspray
Cinderella thought looking good would help her

Would stand her in good stead
She thought her appearance would help her succeed and be safe

And Cinderella is on the last train
She's on her way home on the last train of the night

When she should be home in bed
She should be home in bed, sleeping and resting.

The man, he leans across the table
A man sitting across from her leans towards her

With his coat over his arm
He's holding his coat in his arm

Hoping she might read its label
He hopes she notices his coat and is impressed by it

Its his one and only charm
His coat is the only asset he can use to charm her

While she's thinking of excuses
Cinderella is making excuses in her head

She should make when she gets home
She's mentally preparing herself for what she'll say when she gets home

Like a bomb scare or an accident
She's thinking of believable lies to explain her staying out late

Nowhere near a working phone
She considers the fact that she cannot be reached easily by phone makes it easier to lie

The man, he stares at her reflection
The man glances at her reflection in the train window

Hoping he won't catch her eye
He hopes she doesn't notice him looking at her

She's just a face against the darkness
She's a stranger in a dark train car

With streetlights flying backwards in the sky
The train is moving fast, causing the lights outside to blur

The train, it stops between two stations
The train stops in between two scheduled stops

A cold wind blows over his knee
The cold wind blows against his knee as he sits on the train

And he's filled with trepidation
He starts to feel anxious

When he thinks where he should be:
He considers where he should be heading home

Not with Cinderella on the last train
He considers that he should not be on the train with Cinderella

He thought her lipstick and her hairspray
The man thought Cinderella's looks were charming

Would stand him in good stead
He thought her looks would help him too

Now Cinderella is on the last train
Cinderella is still on the train, headed home late

The dawn, it rises in the distance
The sun starts to rise in the distance outside the train

Like one they'd never seen before
The sunrise was particularly beautiful and remarkable

Now there's a poem on the window
Someone has written a poem on the train window

And there are burnmarks on the floor
There are burn marks on the train floor from cigarettes or other sources

And the collector walks straight past them
The train conductor ignores the mess and moves on

Returning to his flask of tea
The conductor goes back to his flask of tea in the other car

He's smiling safely in the knowledge
The conductor is content in the fact that he's being paid to do his job

He's the only one that's paid to be
He's the only one on the train who is being paid for being there

Now Cinderella is on the last train
Cinderella is still on the train, headed home late

When she should be home in bed
She should be at home sleeping in bed