Only Pretty, What a Pity lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eyes to look at, not to see through
She never could see truth for lies
With a smile, she'd win us over
Face a trick to take a prize

[Chorus]
Tickled pink, the mid-aged dandy
Sold his horse to buy her all
The icing for her face like candy
Hung up the mirrors wall-to-wall

[Verse 2]
Married life was short, but funny
With long-lost cousins dropping by
Later on her alimony
Paid for young men's gentle lies

[Chorus]
By the window hangs a mirror
Where she hides her sagging chin
Now, sadly as she crouches nearer
Never seeing past her skin

[Bridge]
Mommy said when you were younger
The face you made would stay that way
That's all true, and if you doubt it
Reflect upon yourself today
[Chorus]
Everyone except the baby
Answers for the face they wear
That's the mask of your contentment
Or the mask of your despair

[Outro]
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity
Only pretty, what a pity